Morley, Introduction to practicall musicke, 1608 (B4r)

Letterpress music was printed using metal pieces of type, so that music was easily able to be set and printed on the same press and at the same time as text. The downside, however, was that the lines of the staves were uneven, since separate pieces of type were needed to make a single line.

Letterpress music was printed using metal pieces of type, so that music was easily able to be set and printed on the same press and at the same time as text. The downside, however, was that the lines of the staves were uneven, since separate pieces of type were needed to make a single line.

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Thomas Morley, A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke: set downe in forme of a dialogue, diuided into three parts. London: Humphrey Lownes, 1608. (sig. B4r)

University of Pennsylvania, MT6.A2 M67 1608 (public domain)

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