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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notation and staves extended into margin
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end symbol
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space-filler
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Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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Penned initials frequency: often
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Multiple texts: yes
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 35 (olim H.C. 24; = MaiM 62), c. 1510-31, All folios
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