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Bodleian - Liturgical Manuscripts Z. 5948 M 609
The Western notation of the early Middle Ages consists
of a system of accent - the stroke (/ virge) the
dot (. punctum) + the comma (' apostrophus) all
of which had melodic significance. Combinations
of these signs into figures are called neams.
Each neam, therefore represented more than one
note + indicates the connection between them the
variations in the voice, the general direction of the
melodic movement but not the exact pitch.

Beneventan Script - South Italian Minuscle
- Visigothic had no part in the formation of Beneventan script
- it was not affected by the Cluniac reform
-in its lond + slow development there seems to be no
sudden inovations traceable to foreign influences
- in turn, it must be said that the Beneventan left no
mark on other scripts.
-Complete fulfilment in the 11th C
-decline + disintegration in the 13th C.

the main pause is indicated by 2 points + a comma
(i) the form of the sign being typical of the 10th C MSS
The the mere point or the point surrounded by an oblique
hook (!) is used for ledder pauses
[? ?] = tm

Psalm IX in the Roman Breviary is divided into 2 psalms
in the King James Version. The numbers thus differ, up to
Psalm CXLVII in the Protestant Bible, which is divided into
2 in the Roman versiton. THe last 3 psalms are
thus similarly numbered in both versions.