PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Austria
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Venice
5
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
70
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
56
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
52
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
21
upright
59
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
12
never
14
none visible
34
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
25
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
5
red
6
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
50
straightedge
16
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
7
10
26
11
16
12
12
13
4
14
4
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
11
3
15
4
21
5
26
6
35
7
24
8
32
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
24
2-part score
2
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
43
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
57
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
32
quadruple
1
single
55
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
11
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
61
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
17
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
23
other
2
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
60
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
void mensural
78
Monophonic Notation
absent
70
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
34
n/a
11
poor
7
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
end symbol
13
none
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
22
German
7
Italian
14
Latin
70
Spanish
6
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
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
21
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
31
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
4
display script
18
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
10
textura
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
37
n/a
11
poor
8
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
54
blue
5
brown
26
dark brown
7
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
28
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
81
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
5
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
5
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
21
occasionally
9
often
9
rarely
13
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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