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
Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
left below voice parts as part of grid
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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n/a
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coronae
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signa congruentiae
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Multiple Texts
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Colour of text: black
Indentation for initials: single
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Extra space: none
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Cambridge, Great Britain, University Library, MS Nn.6.46, c. 1500, All folios
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