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Opus aureum musicae (a).

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1501, vdm: 362

BASICS
Title page:

Opus Aureum.|| Musice castigatissimũ.|| de Gregoriana. et Figuratiua atq𝔷 con/||trapũcto simplici percõmode tra/||ctans om̃ibꝰ cantu oblectan||tibus vtile et necessa/||rium e diuersis || exerptum || Fata regunt finem. spero dij cepta secundent || Qui ducis vultus et non legis ista libenter || Omnibus inuideas. luide nemo tibi.||

Colophon:

¶ Explicit opusculū musices omnibus volentibꝰ cantū || vtrūq𝔷 scire necessariū fausto fine Impressum Colonie ꝑ || honestū virū Henricū Quentel ciuem famatū eiusdem || Anno missionis in carnē diuini verbi. millesimo quingē||tesimo vno addito.|| (fol. 5r

Author:
Nicolaus Wollick; [Melchior Schanppecher]
Printer:
Heinrich Quentell
Place of printing:

Cologne

Year:
1501
Further information on dating: Taken from colophon.
Type of source:

Theory book

Catalogue references:
RISM B/6 p. 899
VD16 W 4340
vdm
362
Further details:

The two different variants (vdm 736 and vdm 362) of the 1501 edition are very similar. Only a close comparison reveals small differences in the title page and colophon, such as the spelling of Quentel/ Quentell in the colophon. A further oddity is that GB-Lbl K.1.h.5 has Quentel (thus corresponding to vdm 362); however, it says „millesuno“ rather than „millesimo“ in the colophon.
Melchior Schanppecher is the author of the last two parts of the book, the Musica figurativa.

Language:

Latin

Format:
4º
Printed area: 89 x 156 mm
Number of leaves:
40
Collation: A6, B4, C6, D-E4, F6, G4, H6.
Autopsy copy:

GB-Lbl K.1.h.5 (measurements taken from D-Mbs 4 Mus.th. 1777)

Online facsimile:

D-Mbs, D-B, US-Wc


D-Mbs 4 Mus.th. 1777, A1r
DETAILS
Technique for printing music:

empty staff lines; woodcut

Text font:

Textura, Rotunda, Antiqua (Roman), Uncial

Remarks on printing:

Various examples of notation: A5v shows a Guidonian hand woodcut with text from type and musical notation in woodcut. Musical examples set from woodcut, text from type in between (B4v-F4v). Empty staff lines from woodcut, no notes (G2v-H5r). Types: 5, 9, 10, 12 (Proctor).

Notation:

Hufnagel notation

Number of staff lines:
4, 5
Number of voices:
1
Measurements:

full-length staff (B4v): 92.5 x 13.5 mm

Comments on notation:

Limited range of notational forms.

Genre:

example in theory book

Repertoire:

Musical examples to illustrate various theoretical topics (intervals, rests etc).

Copies:

B-Br, CH-E, CH-SGs, CH-SGs, D-B, D-DI, AUS-PVu, D-FRu, D-FRu, D-Gs, *D-Mbs, D-MÜu, D-MZs, *D-Rp, *D-Ü, D-W, DK-Kk, F-Pc, F-SO, GB-Ge, GB-Lbl, *GB-Lbl, PL-GD, US-Bpr, US-Cn, US-U, US-Wc

Related editions:

Opus aureum musicae (b).

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1501, vdm: 736


Opus aureum musicae.

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1504, vdm: 364


Opus aureum musicae.

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1505, vdm: 387


Opus aureum musicae.

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1508, vdm: 388


Opus aureum musicae.

Strasbourg: Johann Prüss the Elder, 1510, vdm: 389

Secondary literature:

Lindmayr-Brandl, Andrea. “Früher Notendruck in Köln. Das Erzbistum Köln in der Musikgeschichte des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts.” In Kongressbericht Köln 2005, edited by Klaus Pietschmann. Kassel: Merseburger, 2008: 77-107 (ill. 5, p. 99)
Proctor, Robert. An Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. Part II. MDI-MDXX. Section I. Germany. London: Kegan Paul, 1903 (55, 10355)


D-Mbs 4 Mus.th. 1777, A5v
COPIES
B-Br (Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique / Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België)
Shelfmark: INC A 166 (Réserve précieuse)
Provenance:

Fétis François-Joseph 1784-1871. Olim Fétis 5289.

CH-E (Einsiedeln, Kloster, Musikbibliothek)
CH-SGs (St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek)
CH-SGs (St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek)
Shelfmark: Ink. 1036
D-B (Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung)
Shelfmark: Mus.ant.theor. W 90
Link to online scan:

D-B

D-DI (Dillingen, Kreis- und Studienbibliothek)
AUS-PVu (Melbourne-Parkville, University of Melbourne Library - Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library)
D-FRu (Freiburg im Breisgau, Universitätsbibliothek)
D-FRu (Freiburg im Breisgau, Universitätsbibliothek)
D-Gs (Göttingen, Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek)
D-Mbs (München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek)
Shelfmark: 4 Mus.th. 1777
Classification of binding:
later / modern binding
Description of binding: Brown marbled card binding.
Provenance:

The handwritten number "3" on the title page indicates, that this copy once was part of a larger composite volume.

Link to online scan:

D-Mbs

D-MÜu (Münster, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek)
D-MZs (Mainz, Wissenschaftliche Stadtbibliothek)
D-Rp (Regensburg, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek)
D-Ü (Überlingen, Leopold-Sophien-Bibliothek)
Shelfmark: Bd 935
Condition:

lacks last gathering H (including the colophon).

Comments:

imperfect

Classification of binding:
later / modern binding
Description of binding: blue cardboard with with black/white spine.
Content of composite volume:

[1.] Ulrich Surgant, Manuale curatorum. Basel: Furtner, 1506
[2.] Autoritas Aristotelis, etc. Spira, 1503
[3.] Opus aureum musicae. Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1501, vdm: 362

Manuscript additions or corrections:

some marginals. Additions of music notes on fol. F5v and of rests on fol. B2v.

D-W (Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek)
DK-Kk (Copenhagen, Det Kongelige Bibliotek)
F-Pc (Paris, Bibliothèque du Conservatoire)
F-SO (Solesmes, Abbaye de Saint-Pierre de Solesmes)
GB-Ge (Glasgow, University Library, Euing Music Collection)
GB-Lbl (London, British Library)
Shelfmark: Hirsch I 617, 31d
GB-Lbl (London, British Library)
Shelfmark: K.1.h.5
PL-GD (Gdánsk, Biblioteka Gdańska Polskiej Akademii Nauk)
US-Bpr (Boston, MA, The Boston Public Library, Music Department)
US-Cn (Chicago, IL, The Newberry Library)
US-U (Urbana, IL, Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Music Library)
US-Wc (Washington, D.C., Library of Congress, Music Division)
Shelfmark: ML171 .V67 1501
Link to online scan:

US-Wc