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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staveline added
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black
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chant (square)
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Level of Calligraphy
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Pricking frequency: normally
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Tenor partbook, all folios
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