PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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15
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16
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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7-part opening
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
8
none
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single
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triple
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varies
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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
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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
3
other
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partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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2
very high
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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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
Flemish
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French
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German
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Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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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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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
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rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 7
Number of staves: 8
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
Physical type: choirbook (fragment)
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Uppsala, Sweden, Universitetsbiblioteket, MS Vokalmusik i Handskrift 76a, c. 1490-1520, All folios
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