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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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Indentation for initials filled in
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Colour of Notation
black
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
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plain initials
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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end-symbol
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Material: paper
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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