Musices practicabilis libellum (DS11187) (Q47663)

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  • Practica musicae
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Musices practicabilis libellum (DS11187)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Harvard University (990097353400203941, MS Mus 142, https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990097353400203941/catalog)
  • Practica musicae

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Musices practicabilis libellum
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Practica musicae
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Linlithgow, Charles William Frederick Hope, Marquess of, 1912-1987
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Manuscripts, Medieval--1450-1500
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Music theory--Early works to 1800
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Extent: 44] p. : music ; 18 cm.
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music
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Fair copy of an earlier and shorter version of Gaffurius' Practica musicae, Book 2 (Milan, 1496).
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Title derived from dedication on p. [1].
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Autograph, signed; written in black ink with captions in red and initials in red and brown.
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13 polyphonic musical examples for tenor and cantus, possibly by Dunstable and Gaffurius, are written on 5-line staves in black ink with red dividing and ending lines.
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Cropped at margins, with some loss of text.
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Ownership inscription on p. [44]: "Liber p[resby]teri pauli de graecis lauden[sis] e[m]ptus, 1480"; previously owned by Charles William Frederick Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow.
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Purchased with the George L. Lincoln, Susan A.E. Morse, and Duplicates funds, 1969.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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