PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Size of Music Text Area
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no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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staveline added
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Monophonic Notation
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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Colour of Text
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Copy language name: Latin
Pricking frequency: never
Production method: Manuscript
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 251 (olim 250), c. 1490, 137v-139r, 140v-143r
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