PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Countries
Austria
7
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14
Great Britain
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Italy
32
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
3
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6
Cities
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Basel
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9
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5
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1
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1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Turin
1
Venice
2
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
7
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
81
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
70
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
61
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
7
upright
75
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
1
never
16
none visible
34
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
42
brown
26
dark brown
6
light brown
4
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
11
freehand
5
single rastrum
63
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
31
11
17
12
15
13
5
14
3
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
16
4
20
5
24
6
33
7
26
8
32
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
37
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
55
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
82
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
21
none
48
single
45
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
57
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
58
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
25
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
23
other
1
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
60
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
80
Monophonic Notation
absent
62
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
34
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
2
end symbol
10
none
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
16
German
2
Italian
10
Latin
77
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
72
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
28
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
16
cursive (italic)
6
display script
16
hybrida
1
rotonda
2
textura
26
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
30
n/a
1
poor
9
very high
8
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
57
blue
3
brown
27
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
25
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
55
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
6
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
23
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
12
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
51
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
20
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
14
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
9
often
10
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
8
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 h, Second decade of the 16th century, 9, 10
Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 98, second quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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