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
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
parchment
3
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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15
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16
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17
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5
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
1
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Miniatures frequency: rarely
Material: parchment
Level of calligraphy text: high
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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