PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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Belgium
23
Czech Republic
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England
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7
Great Britain
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Italy
59
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
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Portugal
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Silesia
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Spain
10
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Basel
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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20
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7
Savoy, France
1
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2
St Gall
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Switzerland
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Tarazona
4
Toledo
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Venice
5
Vic
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
158
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
124
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
95
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
54
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
32
upright
128
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
43
n/a
4
never
26
none visible
69
normally
12
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
69
brown
69
dark brown
16
gold
2
light brown
6
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
18
freehand
8
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
123
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
5
10
62
11
33
12
24
13
9
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
12
4
25
5
32
6
50
7
42
8
55
9
59
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
47
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
55
2-part score
2
2-part single page
31
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
100
3-part score
3
3-part single page
33
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
128
4-part score
1
4-part single page
34
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
64
5-part single page
6
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
48
none
74
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
97
triple
23
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
161
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
27
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
110
not in dedicated space
47
provided, in dedicated space
23
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
14
made for complete additional staves
58
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
108
notation extended into margin
61
other
6
partial additional staves
61
staveline added
31
staves extended into margin
12
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
105
blue
2
brown
53
dark brown
15
gold
3
light brown
3
red
12
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
13
full mensural
13
strene notation
1
void mensural
153
Monophonic Notation
absent
130
present
37
Level of Calligraphy
fair
70
high
56
n/a
3
poor
8
very high
29
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
26
none
4
pointers
13
repeat signs
42
signa congruentiae
65
signes-de-renvoi
88
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
13
English
4
Flemish
6
French
62
German
7
Italian
30
Latin
141
Spanish
17
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
37
fully texted with one text
137
fully texted with two or more texts
22
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
12
partially texted with one text
40
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
19
provided with single incipit
65
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
68
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
29
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
48
cursive (humanistic)
23
cursive (italic)
8
display script
33
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
27
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
70
high
60
n/a
3
poor
15
very high
28
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
98
blue
7
brown
62
dark brown
15
gold
2
light brown
3
red
53
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
90
yes
81
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
often
1
rarely
36
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
35
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
5
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
29
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
27
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
10
historiated
5
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
17
never
1
normally
61
occasionally
19
often
20
rarely
27
sometimes
20
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
80
calligraphic with decoration
32
calligraphic with grotesque heads
33
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
33
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
29
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
13
occasionally
8
often
17
rarely
27
sometimes
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
11
occasionally
14
often
14
rarely
14
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
28
embellished final barline
7
end-symbol
11
littera notabilior
12
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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