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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often
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rarely
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: normally
Type of notation: void mensural
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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