PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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3
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Venice
4
Verona
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
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3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
128
Printed work
9
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
90
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
18
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
84
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
46
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
35
upright
102
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
33
n/a
10
never
22
none visible
55
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
68
brown
49
dark brown
14
gold
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
8
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
5
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
99
straightedge
17
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
6
10
49
11
26
12
15
13
8
14
4
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
16
3
22
4
27
5
33
6
53
7
36
8
48
9
46
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
49
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
45
2-part score
2
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
73
3-part score
2
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
90
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
51
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
50
none
59
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
84
triple
18
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
93
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
23
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
101
not in dedicated space
30
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
35
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
81
notation extended into margin
40
other
4
partial additional staves
42
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
97
blue
1
brown
41
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
10
full mensural
12
void mensural
129
Monophonic Notation
absent
111
present
33
Level of Calligraphy
fair
55
high
47
n/a
9
poor
7
very high
25
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
3
pointers
6
repeat signs
33
signa congruentiae
58
signes-de-renvoi
60
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
11
English
2
Flemish
6
French
50
German
9
Italian
23
Latin
137
Spanish
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
123
fully texted with two or more texts
21
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
51
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
49
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
26
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
34
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
8
display script
36
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
36
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
57
n/a
9
poor
9
very high
26
Colour of Text
black
94
blue
10
brown
46
dark brown
11
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
red
51
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
82
yes
65
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
10
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
34
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
30
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
5
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
30
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
26
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
9
historiated
6
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
15
never
2
normally
47
occasionally
16
often
15
rarely
19
sometimes
17
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
56
calligraphic with decoration
20
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
28
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
28
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
10
rarely
17
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
19
normally
7
occasionally
9
often
14
rarely
7
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
16
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Mus. ant. theor. 30, Early 16th century, i-ii
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