It's not a tab staff. Robert Spencer comments:
'Forty-six permutations of the scale of C major in bass clef, suggesting
changes for bell ringers, or sight-singing exercises. If and how these relate
to the lute is not clear.'
Best
Matthew
On Sep 12, 2014, at 22:46, Leonard Williams
On 2014-09-12, 4:46 PM, Leonard Williams wrote:
Does anyone know the significance of the first page of the ML book? It's
all 0's on a tab staff and appears to be variations of arpeggiation. The
page appears here:
http://www.gerbode.net/facsimiles/british_library/BL_MS_Add_38539_john_stur
