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The so-called ‘Guidonian hand’ used in the late middle ages as a mnemonic device to enable singers to sight-sing. Each portion of the hand represents a specific note within the hexachordal system. Mersenne referres to it as the 'harmonic hand'.
Author: Marin Mersenne
Title: Harmonicorum [Harmonics] (Paris, 1636)
Shelfmark: D.1.17
Provenance: Bequeathed to Queens’ College by John Smith
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