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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paper
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Ruling Medium
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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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black
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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provided with single incipit
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Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Material: paper
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
Physical format: upright
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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