On Jun 29, 2006, at 4:11 PM, Owain Sutton wrote:
Do the exponential calculations of how many different pieces would be needed to cover every possibility, and still tell me it may be assumed that they all existed!
No, you're right. I imagine Attaignant and the others made the special blocks as needed, and once created had them on hand for any future recurrence. Sort of like the F# horn crooks for the _Farewell_ Symphony.
Anyway, my central point still stands: printers--or at least this one, major, printer--had the ability and willingness to produce ligatures when called upon to do so.
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