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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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Level of calligraphy text: high
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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