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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Physical type
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Material
paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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none visible
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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signes-de-renvoi
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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occasionally
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decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Miniatures frequency: never
Level of calligraphy music: poor
Colour of staves: black
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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