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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coronae
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Material: parchment
Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
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Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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