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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Arundel
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
4
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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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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14
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15
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9
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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
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
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hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Multiple texts: no
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Number of staves: 7
Pricking frequency: never
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: void mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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