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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choirbook
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
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partial borders: one-sided
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ornament
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Colour of notation: black
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy text: high
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
Separate text: no separate text
Type of script: textura
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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