PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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paper
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oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
12
never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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14
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32
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40
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26
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30
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27
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19-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
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21
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118
not in dedicated space
4
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4
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Indentation for initials filled in
7
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25
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
55
notation extended into margin
24
other
5
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24
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
82
brown
36
dark brown
10
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
112
Monophonic Notation
absent
96
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
55
high
40
n/a
11
poor
16
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
cue notes
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end symbol
7
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
35
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Flemish
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
104
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
21
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
28
untexted
29
varies
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
23
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
11
cursive (Italianate)
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cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
20
cursive (italic)
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display script
18
humanistic
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hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
10
textura
31
various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
56
high
40
n/a
11
poor
15
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
75
blue
4
brown
46
dark brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
red
27
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
87
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
11
normally
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
11
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
17
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
14
sometimes
17
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
54
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
20
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
10
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
9
vignette
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Copy language name: German
Locations name: Halberstadt
Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 11
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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