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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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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space-filler
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Colour of Text
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Colour of staves: brown
Colour of text: brown
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 8
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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