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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Austria
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Arundel
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
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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
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
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sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
4
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
10
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 5
Level of calligraphy music: high
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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