PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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26
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18
9
14
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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4-part score
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8-part opening
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n/a
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6
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notation and staves extended into margin
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staveline added
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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space-filler
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
19
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antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
25
n/a
11
poor
3
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
3
brown
22
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
3
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
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normally
7
occasionally
3
often
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rarely
8
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
18
occasionally
4
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
vignette
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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