Dear Eloy
Yes - I don't why is so dark. Craig Russell's reproduction of the Saldivar
Codex is easier to read even though it is small and Michael Lorimer seems to
have been able to print it clearly on a white background.
I have just skimmed through the critical notes. A lot of what he says is
very speculative - substituting one lot of speculations for the previous
one. Really it's time we actually got down to the basic facts. But
still - that's the way of musicologist. What they don't know they invent!
As ever
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eloy Cruz" <eloyc...@gmail.com>
To: "Vihuela list" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 5:17 PM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Santiago de Murcia
Dear Monica, thanks a lot for the good news.
I wonder why the facsimile is dark; the two pages of the ms reproduced in
Vera's Early Music article are certainly darkish but perfectly readable,
and, as you say, the other Murcia mss are ok (the Codice Saldivar 4 is
just
as clear as you describe its probable companion, the Passacalles).
Anyway, I very much look forward to explore this book
Best
eloy
El 10/30/10 9:11 PM, "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> escribió:
It looks as if it has been slightly enlarged. The measurements of
the
ms. itself are 24cms x 16.5 cms. - oblong I am mystified as to why it
should be so dark. My recollection of the British Library's ms. of
Passacalles y obras is that the paper is off white and the text
clearly
legible in brownish ink but perhaps this ms. is not so well
preserved.
The introduction is in English (only) but I haven't read it yet. It
only arrived this morning.
cheers
Monica
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