Musical Neume: Punctum

The image consists of two parallel horizontal staff lines rendered in black. A square, solid black note head, known as a punctum in neumatic notation, is suspended in the space between the two lines. A short horizontal dash is positioned directly above the punctum.

This image represents a foundational element of square notation, a system of musical notation developed in the Middle Ages to record plainsong and Gregorian chant. It is essential to the study of medieval musicology and liturgical manuscripts.