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Venice
4
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1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
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1
Production method
Manuscript
139
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
146
Material
paper
89
paper (with parchment)
7
parchment
46
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
19
upright
127
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
36
n/a
7
never
17
none visible
53
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
13
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
73
brown
51
dark brown
11
gold
2
light brown
5
red
7
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
12
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
114
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
3
10
66
11
36
12
20
13
8
14
3
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
18
3
18
4
30
5
38
6
58
7
45
8
56
9
58
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
58
2-part score
1
2-part single page
27
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
99
3-part score
2
3-part single page
27
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
146
4-part score
1
4-part single page
36
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
73
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
29
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
53
none
66
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
96
triple
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
114
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
10
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
37
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
101
not in dedicated space
37
provided, in dedicated space
25
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
13
made for complete additional staves
46
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
92
notation extended into margin
53
other
5
partial additional staves
53
staveline added
23
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
103
blue
1
brown
46
dark brown
9
gold
3
light brown
2
red
10
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
140
Monophonic Notation
absent
114
present
35
Level of Calligraphy
fair
59
high
56
n/a
7
poor
5
very high
27
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
cue notes
2
custodes
2
end symbol
24
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
11
repeat signs
34
signa congruentiae
58
signes-de-renvoi
83
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
7
French
46
German
6
Italian
25
Latin
127
Spanish
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
127
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
28
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
51
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
52
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
5
cursive
19
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
42
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
10
display script
39
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
40
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
59
high
57
n/a
7
poor
12
very high
27
Colour of Text
black
98
blue
6
brown
52
dark brown
10
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
61
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
88
yes
69
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
34
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
35
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
13
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
30
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
24
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
8
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
2
normally
55
occasionally
20
often
15
rarely
27
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
77
calligraphic with decoration
26
calligraphic with grotesque heads
27
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
35
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
24
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
15
occasionally
9
often
14
rarely
23
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
18
normally
13
occasionally
11
often
15
rarely
12
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
22
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
12
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Physical type: choirbook
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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