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Opus aureum musicae.

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1508, vdm: 388

BASICS
Title page:

OPus Aureum || Musice castigatissimũ || de Gregoriana & figuratiua atq𝔷 con-||trapūcto simplici percōmode tra||ctans om̃ibꝰ cantu oblectan-||tibus vtile & necessa-||rium e diuersis || excerptum || Fata regunt finem. spero dij cepta secundent.|| Qui ducis vultus & non legis ista libēter || Omnibus inuidias. liuide nemo tibi ||

Colophon:

fol. H5r: ¶ Explicit opusculū musices oībꝰ volentibꝰcantū vtrū||q𝔷 tam Gregorianū q̃𝔷 etiam Figuratiuū scire summe ne||cessariū fausto fine Impressum Colonie in officina ho-||nestoꝝ liberoꝝ pie memorie Henrici Quentell. Anno || domini. M.ccccc.viij.||

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

Cologne

Year:
1508
Further information on dating: from colophon
Type of source:

Theory book

Catalogue references:
RISM B/6 p. 900
VD16 W 4343
vdm
388
Further details:

Folios Eii and iii are exchanged; otherwise, this edition is a very close reprint of earlier editions, with the same woodcuts for musical examples.
Melchior Schanppecher is the author of the last two parts of the book, the Musica figurativa.

Dedicatee:
Adam Folkmar, from Boppard
Paratexts:

H5v: Dedication from Wollick to Adam Folkmar von Boppard.

Language:

Latin

Format:
4º
Printed area: 88.5 x 153 mm
Number of leaves:
38
Collation: A6, B4, C6, D-E4, F6, G-H4.
Autopsy copy:

GB-Lbl K.1.h.7

Online facsimile:

D-Mbs, A-Wn


D-Mbs Mus. Th. 4º 1780, A1r
DETAILS
Technique for printing music:

woodcut; empty staff lines

Text font:

Uncial, Textura, Rotunda, Antiqua (Roman)

Remarks on printing:

The woodcuts are re-used from the earlier editions; they start to show signs of use, for example the Guidonian hand. Types 5, 9, 10, 12 (Proctor).

Notation:

Hufnagel notation

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

B4v: full length of top staff: 93 mm, height: 14 mm
top of top staff to bottom of bottom staff: 134 mm.

Genre:

example in theory book

Repertoire:

Musical examples to illustrate modes and intervals etc.

Copies:

A-Wn, D-Dl, D-ERu, D-Mbs, D-PA, DK-Kk, GB-Cu, *GB-Lbl, US-Cn, US-R

Related editions:

Opus aureum musicae (a).

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1501, vdm: 362


Opus aureum musicae.

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1504, vdm: 364


Opus aureum musicae.

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1505, vdm: 387


Opus aureum musicae.

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

Secondary literature:

Proctor, Robert. An Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. Part II. MDI-MDXX. Section I. Germany. London: Kegan Paul, 1903 (58, 10423)


D-Mbs Mus. Th. 4º 1780, A5v
COPIES
A-Wn (Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek)
Shelfmark: 396026-B
Link to online scan:

A-Wn

D-Dl (Dresden, Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek)
D-ERu (Erlangen, Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg)
D-Mbs (München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek)
Shelfmark: Mus. Th. 4º 1780
Link to online scan:

D-Mbs

D-PA (Paderborn, Erzbischöfliche Akademische Bibliothek)
DK-Kk (Copenhagen, Det Kongelige Bibliotek)
GB-Cu (Cambridge, Cambridge University Library)
GB-Lbl (London, British Library)
Shelfmark: K.1.h.7
Condition:

Gathering E is misbound (or misprinted?) Ei, iii, ii, [iv].

US-Cn (Chicago, IL, The Newberry Library)
US-R (Rochester, NY, University, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library)