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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Size of Music Text Area
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5
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often
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decorative final long
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Type of script: cursive
Penned initials type: plain initials
Number of staves: 3
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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