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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Material
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Pricking
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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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Indentation for Initials
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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untexted
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Multiple Texts
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rarely
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Borders Size
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Penned Initials Type
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Physical format: upright
Material: paper
Monophonic notation: present
Type of script: display script
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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