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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Penned Initials Frequency
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of notation: brown
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 3 (olim P(E)), , All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, late 15th century, 69-92
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