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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made for complete additional staves
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black
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chant (Gothic)
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signa congruentiae
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Number of staves: 8
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: display script
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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