Nota Bene. Reading Classics and Writing Melodies in the Early Middle Ages

Belgium: Brepols. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2007. Softcover. 2503525342 . KB55...Xv, 362 pages : illustrations. Octavo. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Beige softcovers with oxblood titles and decoration blocks. In very nice condition. Introduction. The scope and nature of the question ; Defining neumes ; The meaning of the classicsThe recording and the use of neumes. Why musical notation was provided ; Reading and writing between the lines : the grammar of notation ; Putting a stop to it : punctuationReasons for the neuming of the classics. Metre and melody ; Accent and rhythm ; Rhetorical emphasis on pathos and speechInspirations and analogues. Text and song in Roman aniquity ; Sacred lament ; Vernacular songThe decline of the neumed classicsAppendix 1. Inventory of neumed classical textsAppendix 2. Speeches among classical passages with neumation; Publications of the Journal of Medieval Latin; Vol. 7; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 362 pages .