Brussels, Belgium, Library Koninklijk Conservatorium / Conservatoire Royal, Brussels, MS 16857, All folios
Physical description
Material: parchment
Number of leaves: 42
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 110 x 80
Quire structure: Text version
Index / Table of Contents: Index on unnumbered folios at beginning.
Non-musical texts: The 'Cantorinus' manuscript primarily contains monophonic liturgical pieces (a tonary and simple chants for mass and office) as well as a Guidonian hand and hexachord, and an incomplete calendar.
Other devices: 36 of the folios are numbered; the first four and the last two folios are without numbers.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
20v-21rPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | none visible |
Ruled grid |
always,
single line on left and right, 32 equidistant horizontal lines |
Ruling pattern |
highly regular
notation on grid lines, without specifically drawn stavelines |
Staves omitted from grid | never |
Incomplete staves | never |
Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|
hard point | often | ||
light brown ink | often | ||
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
n/a | always | ||
Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
straightedge | always | ||
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
none | always | ||
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
none | always | ||
Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
no separate text | always |
Copying of text and music
Language(s) | Latin |
---|---|
Order of Copying |
text first
always |
Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
fully texted with one text | all voice parts | always |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | black |
Type(s) of notation | full mensural |
Type of notation note | 'cantus fractus' notation |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | fair |
Line fillers | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|
often | at the end of both pages, large teardrop shape filled with yellow wash |
Text
Types of script | textura |
Level of calligraphy | fair |
Colour(s) of text | black |
Multiple texts | no |
Text repetitions | none |
Abbreviations | fairly many |
Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Liminary text | Voice designations 'Superanus' and 'Tenor' at top of page. |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | poor |
Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
painted initials | always | plain initials | under staves with text | Simple capitals in red, blue and black | ||
Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
often | littera notabilior | under staves with text | large black capitals with yellow wash |