PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
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none visible
24
normally
3
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
3
red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
39
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
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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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5
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5
4
8
5
4
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15
7
10
8
15
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
32
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
27
quintuple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
50
notation extended into margin
23
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
3
reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
45
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
15
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
8
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
24
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
7
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
19
poor
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
4
brown
24
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
15
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
35
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
25
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Colour of text: red
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Indentation for initials: triple
Multiple texts: yes
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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