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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chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
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Level of Calligraphy
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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Level of Calligraphy
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of notation: brown
Material: paper
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 9
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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