Antiquae musicae auctores septem (Seven composers of music of old times in Latin and Greek) , 1652
3.1 Scope and Contents Note
An edition of seven classical authors on music. Printed by Elzevir in Amsterdam. Title printed in red and black; title vignette (printer’s device), initials.Greek and Latin in parallel columns. Vol. 2 has romanized title: Aristeidou peri mousikēs Biblia G. = Aristidis Quintiliani De musica libri III / Marcus Meibomius restituit, ac notis explicavit. v. 1. Aristoxeni Harmonicorum elementorum libri III. Euclidis [i.e. Cleonidae?] Introductio harmonica. Geraseni, Pythagorici, Harmonices manuale. Alypii Introductio musica. Gaudentii, philosophi, Introductio harmonica. Bacchii senioris Introductio artis musicae -- v. 2. Aristidis Quintiliani De musica libri III, & Martiani Capellae De liber IX.2 volumes contained in one binding. As noted by the added short text, the introduction to Aristoxenus is mistakenly bound after the actual text of Aristoxenus.
Dates
- 1652
Creator
- Quintilianus, Aristides (Person)
Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 9 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Latin
5.1 Custodial History
The book was owned by William Holder, the Cambridge music theorist. We find his autograph on page 50 of Aristoxenus’ Elements. A later owner points this fact out in a short text glued on the first blank page. On the first page of the new binding there is a bookplate for George and Frances Turrell.
6.2 Existence and location of copies
One of rather few editions available in the US, WorldCat catalogues all original editions as 1977 facsimiles, which makes it hard to establish how many there may be. There is at least one at NYU. The Queens edition is doubly interesting because it was the property of a 17th century music theorist.
7.1 Notes
The (19th or early 20th century?) binding has a ridged back ornamented in gold with flower motifs and giving the text: Antiquae Musicae Auctores VII -------------- Meibomius At the bottom of the back is the text: Amst. 1652. The front and back covers have two parrallel lines in gold around the edges with tiny flowers in the corners. The binding is in good condition, but the back cover has come off and there is a tear in the back.There are marginal notes throughout the book, in at least 3 separate hands. One of the hands is the same as the writer of the short text glued onto the blank first page. 8.3 Archivist and Date: MdK and JGT, 2011-10-19; ZsS
Container Summary
2 v. music ; 23 cm. (4to).
8.1.5 Archivist and Date
MdK and JGT, 2011-10-19; ZsS
Creator
- Quintilianus, Aristides (Person)
- Holder, William 1616-1698 (Person)
- Palisca, Claude V. (Donor, Person)
- Aristoxenus (Person)
- Elzevirium, Ludovicum (Publisher, Person)
- Meibom, Marcus 1630-1711 (Person)
- Alypius (Person)
- Nicomachus of Gerasa (Person)
- Bacchius (Person)
- Cleonides (Person)
- Gaudentius (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us
QC.Archives@qc.cuny.edu
