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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reddish brown
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6
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2-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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no separate text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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staveline added
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Colour of Notation
black
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chant (square)
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varies
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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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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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
4
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
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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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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