Dear Friends, As for font design, I would say pick one manuscript and base on that, > >> rather then trying to make an "ideal" font >> > > Absolutely agreed. The question is how to chose the manuscript and thus > the font? Do you have a personal preference? You seem to know many things > on the topic so you certainly have an idea? Reading Paléographie Musicale > XV (p. 154), the middle notation of the second half of XIth and XIIth > century seem the most adapted, but I have absolutely no experience on this > topic. What do you think? Sister Maria, maybe you have an opinion on this? >
Actually I know that the great virtue of Beneventan manuscripts is the fact that they agree perfectly to 99% among them, according to melody. Bv33 is more accurate in rhythm, while Bv34 in diastematic references (C&F lines are specified here). Personally, I think that we can consider as the guideline for rhythmic indications Saint-Gall manuscripts, and choose Bv34 for first for Beneventan family (less neumes, 2 lines). This is just an option to start. No one forbid us in the future to create an encoding possibility for every manuscript on earth! :) Thank you! Sr. Maria Ruth
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