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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Indentation for Initials
single
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empty ruled staves on grid
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provided, in dedicated space
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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Copying of Music
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black
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absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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sometimes
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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