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Opus aureum musicae (b).

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1501, vdm: 736

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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 regut finem. spero dij cepta secundent.|| Qui ducis vultus et non legis ista libenter || Omnibus inuideas. liuide nemo tibi:||

Colophon:

fol. H5r: Explicit opusculū musices omnibus volentibꝰ cantū || vtrūq𝔷 scire necessariū fausto fine Impressum Colonie ꝑ || honestū virū Henricū Quentell ciuem famatū eiusdem || Anno missionis in carnē diuini verbi. millesimo quingē||tesimo vno addito.||

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

Cologne

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

Theory book

Catalogue references:
RISM B/6 p. 899
VD16 W 4339
vdm
736
Further details:

The two different issues of the 1501 edition (vdm 736 and vdm 362) are very similar. Only a close comparison reveals minor differences in the title page and colophon, such as the spelling of Quentel/ Quentell in the colophon, and some differences in the line breaks.
Melchior Schanppecher is the author of the last two parts of the book, the Musica figurativa.


Paratexts:

A1v: Epigramma Ad lectorem (Musica dulce sonans...).
H5v: Letter by Nikolaus Wollick.

Illustrations:

A5v: Guidonian hand.


Language:

Latin

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

D-B Mus. ant. theor. H 90 (title page is missing; title page taken from D-W).



  
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