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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Colour of Staves
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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notation and staves extended into margin
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repeat signs
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Presence or Absence of Text
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Multiple Texts
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Presence absence of text: untexted
Colour of staves: black
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Multiple texts: yes
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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