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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Great Britain
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Arundel
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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13
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14
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15
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
1
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
display script
2
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Separate text: no separate text
Level of calligraphy text: high
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
Colour of text: red
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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