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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all staves indented
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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Colour of Notation
black
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coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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space-filler
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fully texted with one or two texts
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Level of Calligraphy
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dark red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Borders Frequency
always
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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ornament
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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