PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Austria
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Italy
28
Italy (North)
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Spain
5
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Antwerp
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Production method
Manuscript
74
Physical type
choirbook
53
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
48
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
74
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
74
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
34
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
56
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
4
10
29
11
17
12
11
13
5
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
9
4
12
5
21
6
28
7
22
8
31
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
32
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
44
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
54
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
41
quadruple
2
single
39
triple
5
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
14
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
54
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
26
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
25
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
brown
29
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
void mensural
69
Monophonic Notation
absent
60
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
30
poor
9
very high
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
end symbol
9
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
37
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
19
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
70
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
66
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
30
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
23
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
35
poor
9
very high
7
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
6
brown
28
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
22
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
56
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
23
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
9
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
7
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
12
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
8
decorative final long
9
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
9
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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