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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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
3
rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
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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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
quadruple
2
single
7
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
7
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Type of script: display script
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 11
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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