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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Colour of text: brown
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: poor
Material: paper
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 7
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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