PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Manuscript
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choirbook
38
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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8
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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single leaf
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tablebook
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Material
paper
40
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
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upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
12
never
13
none visible
26
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
24
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
5
red
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
5
10
17
11
11
12
9
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4
14
4
15
2
16
1
17
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2
4
3
8
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11
5
14
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24
7
10
8
19
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part score
2
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
30
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
40
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
28
single
39
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
16
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
20
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
blue
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brown
19
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
void mensural
59
Monophonic Notation
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54
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
22
n/a
11
poor
7
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
end symbol
11
none
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
20
German
7
Italian
14
Latin
53
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
54
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
20
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
4
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
10
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
24
n/a
11
poor
8
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
4
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
18
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
62
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
2
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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