PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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zoomorphic initial
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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signes-de-renvoi
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of text: brown
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Physical type: choirbook
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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