Incipit is a Latin word meaning `it begins`. The incipit of a text, such as a poem, song, or book, is the first few words of its opening line. In music, it can also refer to the opening notes of a musical composition. Before the development of titles, texts were often referred to by their incipits, as with for example Agnus Dei. In the medieval .....
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the opening word or words of a medieval Western manuscript or early printed book. In the absence of a title page, the text may be recognized, ... [1 related articles]
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the first few words (often the first line or the intonation) of a work; the incipit commonly functions like a modern-day title to identify the work in question.
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denoting the start of old/ancient texts
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the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book. · the first words of a chanted liturgical text, as that of a Gregorian chant or certain medieval motets.
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