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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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 9
Production method: Manuscript
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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