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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Colour of staves: brown
Level of calligraphy music: high
Monophonic notation: present
Multiple texts: no
Pricking frequency: always
Type of script: textura
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
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