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... can determine the number of sheets at which the price changes from half a florin to a florin. I have developed a model (see Table 11.1) to predict this, where each half florin increment includes a range from 59 sheets (70%) below the exact increment, up to 25 sheets (30%) above the exact increment. ...Context 2
... examination of the formats shows that half of the titles listed were in octavo, with about a quarter of titles in larger formats, and a quarter in smaller formats (see Table 11.2); most of the titles in smaller formats, including all of the smaller format music, were Germantexted. ...Context 3
... is a direct correlation between the size of a book and its chances of survival. If we look at format, that is, size calculated by the dimensions of page, folios are the most likely to survive and the tiny 32 mo volumes, at only 7.5 × 5 cm, the least likely (see Table 11.3). If we look at the number of sheets (which is also correlated with the price), we also see that the editions printed on more than fifteen sheets have a much higher survival rate than those printed on fifteen or fewer sheets (see Table 11.4). ...Context 4
... we look at format, that is, size calculated by the dimensions of page, folios are the most likely to survive and the tiny 32 mo volumes, at only 7.5 × 5 cm, the least likely (see Table 11.3). If we look at the number of sheets (which is also correlated with the price), we also see that the editions printed on more than fifteen sheets have a much higher survival rate than those printed on fifteen or fewer sheets (see Table 11.4). Whichever method we use to calculate size, we can conclude that bigger books are more likely to survive than smaller books. ...Context 5
... was no pricing for individual volumes. Table 11.5, which lists the editions of polyphony produced by Montanus & Neuber, shows that most editions published after 1547 are included in the catalogue; the only editions not included are those for two or three voices (the bicinia and tricinia), and very slender books for special occasions -for example, the Proteleios euchē, which consists of four leaves of quarto per partbook and may have been a private commission and so not offered for general sale. ...
