PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
20
normally
3
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
26
dark brown
9
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
12
11
8
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
6
6
15
7
12
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
35
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
23
single
29
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
21
other
4
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
36
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
12
poor
8
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
11
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
28
German
8
Italian
15
Latin
36
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
44
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
17
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
14
poor
12
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
44
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
2
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Physical type: choirbook
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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