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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Material
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Penned initials frequency: sometimes
Monophonic notation: present
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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