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Vienna
8
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1
Wittenberg
4
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1
Production method
Manuscript
137
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
141
Material
paper
83
paper (with parchment)
7
parchment
46
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
12
upright
129
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
36
n/a
4
never
16
none visible
54
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
11
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
76
brown
48
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
6
red
6
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
13
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
117
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
4
10
66
11
41
12
26
13
11
14
6
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
18
3
18
4
27
5
38
6
54
7
46
8
62
9
61
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
56
2-part score
1
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
94
3-part score
3
3-part single page
23
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
127
4-part score
1
4-part single page
29
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
74
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
33
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
6
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
55
none
59
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
100
triple
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
107
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
9
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
38
variable space, not on grid
27
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
98
not in dedicated space
36
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
12
made for complete additional staves
42
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
89
notation extended into margin
51
other
4
partial additional staves
51
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
102
blue
1
brown
44
dark brown
8
gold
3
light brown
2
red
11
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
11
strene notation
1
void mensural
136
Monophonic Notation
absent
109
present
37
Level of Calligraphy
fair
55
high
60
n/a
4
poor
6
very high
27
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
22
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
8
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
55
signes-de-renvoi
77
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
6
French
41
German
6
Italian
15
Latin
127
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
141
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
45
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
43
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
44
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
9
display script
42
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
5
textura
44
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
54
high
60
n/a
4
poor
9
very high
28
Colour of Text
black
97
blue
7
brown
47
dark brown
7
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
62
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
87
yes
64
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
39
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
34
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
11
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
28
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
26
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
9
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
50
occasionally
20
often
15
rarely
27
sometimes
19
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
73
calligraphic with decoration
25
calligraphic with grotesque heads
24
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
31
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
23
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
12
occasionally
9
often
15
rarely
23
sometimes
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
18
normally
12
occasionally
11
often
14
rarely
10
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
6
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
22
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
14
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 98, second quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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