woodcut

Antiqua (Roman), Textura, Greek, Rotunda

Some examples of inverse printing with white lines on black background.

Hufnagel notation; Mensural notation

Measurements:

full-length staff (A6r): 115 x 12 mm

example in theory book

In the first part are musical examples for intervals, transposition, various modes. In the second part are examples for note values, mensuration, alteration etc.

Copies:

A-Wu, B-Br, CZ-Pnm, D-B, D-Gs, *D-HAu, D-Ju, *D-Mbs, D-MZs, D-WRtl, DK-Kk, E-Sc, GB-Cu, PL-Wn, PL-WRzno, US-Bpr, US-Cn, US-R, US-U

A copy of this edition was listed in the catalogue of the Ratsschulbibliothek Zwickau (before 1614, see Möller) and in the library of Ferdinand Columbus (ca. 1510-1539, no. 1471) (see Plamenac).

Secondary literature:

Möller, Eberhard. Die beiden ältesten Notenkataloge der Ratsschulbibliothek Zwickau. In Festschrift Haberkamp. Tutzing: Hans Schneider Verlag, 2002, 13-26. (I, 20; II, 38)
Plamenac, Dragan. “Excerpta Colombiniana: Items of musical interest in Fernando Colóns 'Regestrum.” In: Micelánea en Homenaje a Monsenor Hinigo Angles, Barcelona 1958-1961, vol. 2, pp. 663-687. (p. 672)