PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Austria
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Italy
32
Italy (North)
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Vienna
7
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Production method
Manuscript
84
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
70
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
48
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
75
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
never
8
none visible
34
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
40
brown
28
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
2
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
64
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
3
10
30
11
18
12
13
13
4
14
1
2
15
3
17
4
24
5
27
6
43
7
38
8
41
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
44
2-part single page
27
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
84
3-part score
2
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
78
4-part single page
28
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
42
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
18
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
42
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
54
triple
13
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
58
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
25
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
54
notation extended into margin
28
other
2
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
59
blue
1
brown
26
dark brown
5
gold
3
light brown
1
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
80
Monophonic Notation
absent
63
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
28
poor
6
very high
17
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
13
none
2
pointers
8
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
53
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
3
French
30
German
3
Italian
19
Latin
76
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
71
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
19
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
36
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
36
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
5
display script
23
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
25
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
29
poor
11
very high
17
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
56
blue
5
brown
28
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
1
red
35
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
47
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
often
1
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
9
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
7
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
34
occasionally
14
often
7
rarely
16
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
51
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
2
flourished
23
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
10
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
15
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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