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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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paper
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upright
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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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Copying of Music
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full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Indentation for initials: double
Indentation for initials: none
Level of calligraphy text: high
Locations part of: Germany
Number of staves: 2
Pricking frequency: normally
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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