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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Material
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Pricking
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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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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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Multiple Texts
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Borders Frequency
always
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Borders Size
full borders
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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
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Painted Initials Type
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Indentation for initials: none
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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