BL47 (Franco-Roman rite, Silense notation)
N
1.![]() 5r |
2.![]() 3v |
3.![]() 3v |
4.![]() 2r |
5.![]() 67r |
6.![]() 3v |
7.![]() 12v |
8.![]() 56r |
9.![]() 27v |
NH
1.![]() 32v |
2.![]() 67r |
3.![]() 28v |
4.![]() 19v |
5.![]() 28v |
6.![]() 2r |
7.![]() 56v |
8.![]() 62v |
9.![]() 4v |
10.![]() 8r |
11.![]() 56r |
12.![]() 56v |
13.![]() 62v |
14.![]() 56r |
NHH
1.![]() 62v |
2.![]() 29v |
3.![]() 20r |
4.![]() 48v |
5.![]() 15r |
6.![]() 64r |
7.![]() 65r |
8.![]() 59v |
9.![]() 35r |
10.![]() 10r |
11.![]() 43v |
NHHH
1.![]() 48v |
2.![]() 25v |
3.![]() 26r |
4.![]() 25r |
5.![]() 59v |
6.![]() 3r |
7.![]() 2v |
8.![]() 26r |
NHHH+ gapped
NHHHH
1.![]() 43v |
NHHHL
2.![]() 19v |
3.![]() 64r |
4.![]() 81v |
5.![]() 2v |
6.![]() 82r |
7.![]() 45r |
8.![]() 29r |
9.![]() 70v |
NHHHHLL
10.![]() 38v |
NHHH+ joined
[No cases]NHHL
NHHD
1.![]() 30r |
2.![]() 62v |
3.![]() 68v |
4.![]() 14v |
5.![]() 32r |
6.![]() 5v |
7.![]() 11r |
8.![]() 3r |
9.![]() 62v |
10.![]() 19v |
11.![]() 3v |
12.![]() 8r |
13.![]() 40r |
14.![]() 36r |
15.![]() 69v |
16.![]() 12r |
NHH(L/D)+
NHHDH
1.![]() 62v |
2.![]() 47v |
3.![]() 3r |
4.![]() 68v |
NHHLH
5.![]() 61r |
6.![]() 28v |
7.![]() 5v |
8.![]() 56v |
9.![]() 19v |
10.![]() 80v |
11.![]() 37r |
12.![]() 2v |
13.![]() 15r |
14.![]() 37r |
NHHLL
15.![]() 60v |
16.![]() 62v |
17.![]() 19v |
18.![]() 38r |
19.![]() 35v |
20.![]() 2r |
NHHLHL
21.![]() 19v |
22.![]() 56r |
22. Line 2, on “agno” [ends with cephalicus]
NHHLLH
23.![]() 60r |
24.![]() 60v |
25.![]() 63v |
26.![]() 7v |
27.![]() 20r |
28.![]() 30r |
29.![]() 68v |
30.![]() 55r |
NHHLLL
31.![]() 55r |
32.![]() 61r |
33.![]() 61v |
34.![]() 4r |
35.![]() 30r |
36.![]() 71v |
NHHLLLH
37.![]() 3r |
NH(L/D)
NHL
1.![]() 58v |
2.![]() 29v |
3.![]() 56v |
4.![]() 19v |
5.![]() 6r |
6.![]() 9r |
7.![]() 3v |
8.![]() 12r |
9.![]() 26r |
10.![]() 33r |
11.![]() 62v |
12.![]() 28r |
13.![]() 5v |
14.![]() 2r |
15.![]() 2v |
16.![]() 40r |
17.![]() 62v |
18.![]() 62v |
19.![]() 11r |
20.![]() 33v |
21.![]() 13v |
22.![]() 31r |
23.![]() 82r |
24.![]() 11r |
25.![]() 27v |
26.![]() 56v |
27.![]() 3r |
28.![]() 4r |
29.![]() 56r |
30.![]() 4r |
31.![]() 19v |
32.![]() 28r |
33.![]() 44r |
34.![]() 56v |
35.![]() 65r |
36.![]() 56r |
37.![]() 64r |
38.![]() 34v |
39.![]() 56v |
40.![]() 57r |
41.![]() 36r |
42.![]() 17v |
43.![]() 52v |
44.![]() 18r |
3. Line 3, “enim per” [ends with cephalicus]
NH(L/D)(H/U)(+)
NHLH
1.![]() 26r |
NULH
2.![]() 31r |
NHLH
3.![]() 62r |
4.![]() 4r |
5.![]() 2r |
6.![]() 63r |
7.![]() 3r |
8.![]() 26r |
9.![]() 13v |
10.![]() 62v |
11.![]() 65r |
12.![]() 15r |
13.![]() 29r |
14.![]() 70v |
15.![]() 29r |
NHLUL1
16.![]() 15r |
NHLL(+)
NHLL
1.![]() 62v |
2.![]() 33r |
3.![]() 26r |
4.![]() 62v |
5.![]() 4r |
6.![]() 6v |
7.![]() 4r |
8.![]() 56v |
9.![]() 3r |
10.![]() 56r |
11.![]() 14v |
12.![]() 5v |
13.![]() 55r |
14.![]() 61v |
15.![]() 60r |
16.![]() 61r |
17.![]() 56v |
18.![]() 60r |
19.![]() 63r |
20.![]() 13v |
21.![]() 12r |
22.![]() 54v |
23.![]() 71r |
24.![]() 71r |
NHLLH
25.![]() 20v |
26.![]() 62v |
27.![]() 61r |
28.![]() 56v |
29.![]() 2r |
30.![]() 34r |
31. ¡.![]() 53v |
NHLLL
32.![]() 29r2 |
33.![]() 62v2 |
34.![]() 3v2 |
35.![]() 61v2 |
36.![]() 61v2 |
37.![]() 3v |
38.![]() 7v |
39.![]() 20v |
40.![]() 59v |
41.![]() 67v |
42.![]() 33r |
43.![]() 69v |
44.![]() 69v |
45.![]() 31r |
46.![]() 28v |
47.![]() 29r |
48.![]() 56v |
49.![]() 14v |
NHLLLH
50.![]() 60r |
51.![]() 51v |
52.![]() 3r |
53.![]() 63r |
54.![]() 18v |
55.![]() 40v |
51. The line over the column of three dots belongs to a letter (is not part of a neume
NHLLLL
56.![]() 66v |
57.![]() 29v |
58.![]() 8v |
59.![]() 49v |
NHLLLLHH
60.![]() 32v |
NUU(+)
NUU
1.![]() 38r |
NUUL
2.![]() 17r |
NUL(+)
NUL
1.![]() 20r |
2.![]() 17v |
3.![]() 31r |
4.![]() 5v |
5.![]() 29r |
6.![]() 44v |
7.![]() 13r |
NL
1.![]() 57r |
2.![]() 39r |
3.![]() 20r |
4.![]() 55r |
5.![]() 3v |
6.![]() 2r |
7.![]() 55r |
8.![]() 42v |
9.![]() 55r |
10.![]() 63v |
11.![]() 21r |
12.![]() 68r |
13.![]() 2r |
14.![]() 63v |
15.![]() 55r |
16.![]() 62v |
17.![]() 56v |
18.![]() 2r |
19.![]() 56v |
20.![]() 29r |
21.![]() 62r |
22.![]() 59r |
23.![]() 60r |
24.![]() 26r |
25.![]() 56v |
26.![]() 42r |
27.![]() 14v |
28.![]() 56v |
29.![]() 31r |
30.![]() 64r |
31.![]() 71v |
28. Line 2, “cum mulieribus” [cephalicus]
29. Line 5, “salvare” [cephalicus]
30. Line 3, “et de” [cephalicus]
31. Line 2, “eum deus” [cephalicus]
NLL(+)
NLL
1.![]() 2r |
2.![]() 19v |
3.![]() 8v |
4.![]() 19v |
5.![]() 55r |
6.![]() 63v |
7.![]() 60v |
8.![]() 17v |
9.![]() 58v |
10.![]() 62v |
11.![]() 61r |
12.![]() 68v |
13.![]() 5v |
14.![]() 56v |
NLLH
15.![]() 2r |
16.![]() 60r |
17.![]() 29r |
18.![]() 69v |
NLLL
19.![]() 10r |
20.![]() 19v |
21.![]() 61v |
22.![]() 62v |
23.![]() 56v |
24.![]() 14v |
NLLHL
25.![]() 63v |
26.![]() 64r |
NLLLH
27.![]() 2v |
28.![]() 61r |
NLLLL
29.![]() 54r |
N(L/D)(H/U)(+)
NDH
1.![]() 71r |
NLH
2.![]() 17r |
3.![]() 25v |
4.![]() 57r |
5.![]() 68v |
6.![]() 56v |
7.![]() 60r |
8.![]() 6r |
9.![]() 28r |
10.![]() 14v |
11.![]() 15r |
12.![]() 56v |
NLUL1
13.![]() 26v |
14.![]() 29r |
15.![]() 31r |
16.![]() 62r |
NDHLL
17.![]() 56v |
NS(S+)
NS
1.![]() 5v |
2.![]() 3v |
3.![]() 55r |
NU
4.![]() 38r |
4. Cognates in BL48 and BL50 have NS
NU or NLH?
5.![]() 4v |
NSS
6.![]() 27v |
7.![]() 38r |
6. Line at top right is part of letter
NSH
1.![]() 55r |
2.![]() 59v |
3.![]() 43r |
4.![]() 56v |
NSH(+)
NSUL
1.![]() 68v |
2.![]() 15r |
3.![]() 62r |
4.![]() 33v |
5.![]() 58v |
NSULL
6.![]() 73r |
NSHLLL
7.![]() 20r |
NSL(+) [not present in HR]
Additional signs
No. | Image | Possible meaning and location |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Bâtonnets: One or two are placed near certain neumes to give diastematic information as described by González Barrionuevo, “Presencia de signos adicionales”. See, e.g., ff. 55r, 33r, 13r |
2. | ![]() |
Placed near the start of an antiphon, in f. 56v (only case) |
3. | ![]() |
Indicating place in chant where there is a mistake or missing word or neume. (e.g. 5r) |
Footnotes
- Melodic reading resulting from recent studies carried out by Dr Francisco M. Camas for the ERC-funded project RESOUND. These studies compare BL50 chants with diastematic cognates. I am grateful to Dr Camas for sharing the preliminary results of his work prior to its publication. I also thank Dr Paloma Gutiérrez del Arroyo, also from the RESOUND project, for discussing the melodic readings of these neumes with Dr Camas and me.
- Francisco M. Camas’s comparative work suggests that some gapped NHLLL shapes could stand for NSLLL.