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Rastrum

A rastrum (pl. rastra) or raster is a five-pointed writing implement used in music manuscripts to draw parallel staff lines when drawn horizontally across a blank piece of sheet music. The word "raster" is derived from the Latin for "rake". Rastra were used to draw lines on paper that had not been pre-ruled, and were widely used in Europe until printed…

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Writing implementMusic manuscriptsStaffSheet musicPaper
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Avg. degree1.85
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Rastrum → Carl Gollmick, Kritische Terminologie, Lauten, Music, Musiker, Musikfreunde, Randel, The New Harvard Dictionary

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rastra staff music draw use used lines raster common paper manuscript chalk board pl five-pointed writing implement manuscripts parallel drawn

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Rastrumrelated to Further readingRandel0.60section
Rastrumrelated to Further readingThe New Harvard Dictionary0.60section
Rastrumrelated to Further readingMusic0.60section
Rastrumrelated to Further readingCarl Gollmick0.60section
Rastrumrelated to Further readingKritische Terminologie0.60section
Rastrumrelated to Further readingMusiker0.60section
Rastrumrelated to Further readingMusikfreunde0.60section
Rastrumrelated to Further readingLauten0.60section

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