PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Austria
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27
Netherlands
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Venice
1
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
121
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
96
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (single)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
64
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
47
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
121
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
never
19
none visible
45
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
88
brown
30
dark brown
5
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
8
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
9
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
95
straightedge
17
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
6
10
62
11
31
12
24
13
12
14
6
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
22
3
23
4
30
5
42
6
46
7
47
8
63
9
60
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
10
2-part opening
47
2-part single page
25
3-part consecutive
9
3-part opening
71
3-part score
1
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
99
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
7
5-part opening
63
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
26
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
51
none
47
quadruple
5
single
84
triple
23
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
81
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
16
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
36
variable space, not on grid
28
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
95
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
34
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
69
notation extended into margin
35
other
5
partial additional staves
38
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
116
brown
14
dark brown
5
red
11
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
8
full mensural
13
void mensural
111
Monophonic Notation
absent
92
present
37
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
48
poor
11
very high
25
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
15
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
62
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
4
French
23
German
7
Italian
6
Latin
117
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
111
fully texted with two or more texts
21
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
30
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
43
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
46
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
52
poor
6
very high
29
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
121
blue
8
brown
16
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
62
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
78
yes
52
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
11
none visible
1
rarely
35
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
11
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
33
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
14
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
8
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
30
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
24
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
9
historiated
7
plain initials
7
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
45
occasionally
16
often
10
rarely
19
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
61
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
26
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
19
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
11
rarely
9
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
14
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
14
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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