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Manuscript
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Printed work
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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5
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poetry collection with some notated music
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tablebook
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paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Pricking
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
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double rastrum
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printed staves
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60
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10
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14
12
12
13
8
14
3
15
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16
2
17
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2
11
3
13
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19
5
22
6
36
7
20
8
29
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
2
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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n/a
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double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
7
varies
2
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
17
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
10
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no separate text
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not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
20
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
26
other
3
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
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Colour of Notation
black
60
blue
1
brown
28
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
7
void mensural
77
Monophonic Notation
absent
69
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
31
n/a
7
poor
10
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
1
end symbol
11
none
3
pointers
5
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
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Language
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Dutch
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English
1
Flemish
2
French
19
German
6
Italian
11
Latin
75
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
73
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
24
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
33
varies
2
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antiqua
2
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
4
display script
16
humanistic
3
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
8
textura
24
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
38
n/a
7
poor
11
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
56
blue
4
brown
31
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
28
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
82
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
5
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
21
occasionally
9
often
14
rarely
13
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
42
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
21
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
3
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
10
rarely
5
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
12
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. 862, c. 1503-5, 73-88
Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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