PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Production method
Manuscript
78
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
67
choirbook (fragment)
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
62
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
21
upright
68
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
11
never
16
none visible
28
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
37
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
12
freehand
5
single rastrum
58
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
28
11
14
12
16
13
8
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
18
3
19
4
29
5
30
6
40
7
25
8
26
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
25
2-part score
2
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
40
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
60
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
26
none
41
quadruple
1
single
55
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
56
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
66
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
27
other
2
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
62
blue
1
brown
26
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
84
Monophonic Notation
absent
70
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
36
n/a
11
poor
7
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
cue notes
2
end symbol
7
none
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
2
French
20
German
6
Italian
11
Latin
75
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
79
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
23
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
4
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
37
n/a
11
poor
5
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
55
blue
2
brown
27
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
24
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
59
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
normally
1
often
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
15
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
13
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
37
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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