PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Material
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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never
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none visible
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normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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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 score
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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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
5
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
9
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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n/a
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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10
fully texted with one text
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5
partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Colour of Text
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
often
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rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 6
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Type of notation: void mensural
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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