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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Pricking
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Borders Size
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Painted Initials Frequency
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
8
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
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occasionally
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often
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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ornament
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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