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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Belgium
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Arundel
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Brussels
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
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occasionally
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
5
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Copy language name: Latin
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 7
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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