PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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6
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Production method
Manuscript
112
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
97
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
60
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
43
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
14
upright
99
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
2
never
14
none visible
45
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
49
brown
37
dark brown
13
gold
2
light brown
8
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
89
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
5
10
45
11
26
12
14
13
5
14
1
2
17
3
18
4
26
5
37
6
56
7
46
8
55
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
56
2-part score
1
2-part single page
30
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
114
3-part score
3
3-part single page
34
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
104
4-part score
1
4-part single page
33
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
54
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
23
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
39
none
51
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
79
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
92
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
9
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
69
not in dedicated space
38
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
37
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
74
notation extended into margin
44
other
4
partial additional staves
44
staveline added
22
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
73
blue
1
brown
40
dark brown
8
gold
3
light brown
4
red
10
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
111
Monophonic Notation
absent
91
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
46
n/a
2
poor
7
very high
24
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
20
none
2
pointers
11
repeat signs
38
signa congruentiae
51
signes-de-renvoi
76
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
13
English
3
Flemish
5
French
52
German
3
Italian
25
Latin
99
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
30
fully texted with one text
97
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
12
partially texted with one text
34
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
19
provided with single incipit
57
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
56
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
19
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
41
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
8
display script
30
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
23
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
47
n/a
2
poor
14
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
71
blue
5
brown
43
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
red
42
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
59
yes
64
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
11
often
1
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
23
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
25
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
9
historiated
2
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
1
normally
46
occasionally
20
often
12
rarely
22
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
64
calligraphic with decoration
21
calligraphic with grotesque heads
25
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
25
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
18
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
14
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
23
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
9
occasionally
9
often
10
rarely
11
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
20
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
11
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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