PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Pricking
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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normally
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double rastrum
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single rastrum
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9
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10
8
15
9
10
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1-part single page
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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n/a
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variable space, not on grid
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34
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
20
varies
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antiqua
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cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
4
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5
humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
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high
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n/a
10
poor
7
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
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brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
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light brown
2
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
50
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
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1
never
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often
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rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
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normally
9
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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always
4
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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signa congruentiae
1
vignette
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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