PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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7
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Manuscript
85
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
66
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
86
Format
upright
86
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
1
never
24
none visible
39
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
37
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
11
freehand
5
single rastrum
70
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
39
11
21
12
23
13
7
14
3
15
2
2
12
3
14
4
18
5
24
6
26
7
25
8
29
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
28
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
44
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
69
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
45
single
49
triple
5
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
11
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
86
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
24
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
19
other
5
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
62
brown
29
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
1
void mensural
82
Monophonic Notation
absent
65
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
35
n/a
1
poor
13
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
2
end symbol
6
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
30
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
French
12
German
4
Italian
2
Latin
84
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
78
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
23
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
17
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
31
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
33
n/a
1
poor
11
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
55
blue
3
brown
35
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
26
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
66
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
normally
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
9
often
8
rarely
13
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
47
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
17
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
9
vignette
1
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Number of staves: 2
Type of notation: void mensural
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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