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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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
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notation and staves extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
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provided with one or two incipits
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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Borders Size
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normally
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Painted Initials Type
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Penned Initials Frequency
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
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normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Multiple texts: no
Colour of staves: brown
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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