The musicography of the "Manuscrit du Roi"

Acknowledgements iv
Introduction v
Chapter 1: The Neglect of Musicography 1
The Modal Theory (c1900-1950) 2; The Oral Theory (c 1950-present) 12;
The Precedents of Musicography 21; Musicography Defined 27
Chapter 2: The "Manuscrit du Roi"
The Story of Sigla 29; The Becks' Edition and Its Impact 39
Chapter 3: The Gatherings
The Ordering of Gatherings 48; A Critique of the Becks' Edition 56; The Gathering Structure 61
Chapter 4: The Compilation Process
The Original Commission 81; The Exemplars 87; The Layout and Writing 98; Some Later Clues 106
Chapter 5: Towards a Musicography of Secular Monophony
The Main Hands 116; Hands of Related Manuscripts 123; Four Musicographic Categories III
Chapter 6: The Musical Hands
The Pieces Added to Existing Staves 153; The Pieces Added to Added Staves 162; Further Musicographic Groups 177
Chapter 7: Plicae and Erasures
Plicae 183; Erasures 197;
Conclusion
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