Syntagma musicum
Subtitle: ex veterum et recentiorum, ecclesiasticorum autorum lectione, polyhistorûm consignatione, variarum linguarum notatione, hodierni seculi usurpatione, ipsius denique musicæ artis observatione : in cantorum, organistarum, organopœorum, cæterorumâque musicam scientiam amantium & tractantium gratiam collectum : et secundùm generalem indicem toti operi præfixum, in quatuor tomos distributum
By: à Michaële Prætorio .
Publisher: J. Richteri
Published: 1615
Place of publication: [Witteberg
Language: lat
Subjects: Music -- History and criticism -- Early works to 1800; Church music -- Early works to 1800; Musical instruments -- Early works to 1800
Notes: Each vol. has special t.p; imprint varies.  V.1: Syntagmatis musici tomus primus complectens duas partes: quarum prima agit de musica sacra vel ecclesiastica  ... Wittebergæ, e typographéo J. Richteri, 1615 (pt. 2 has half-title: Syntagmatis musici tomo primo. Conjuncta pars altera: videlicet, Historia de musica extra ecclesiam ...)

V.2: Syntagmatis musici ... tomus secundus De organographia ... Wolfenbüttel, Gedruckt bey E. Holwein, in Verlegung des Autoris, 1619.  V.3: Syntagmatis musici ... tomus tertius. Darinnen 1. Die bedeutung / wie auch Abtheil- vnnd Beschreibung fast aller Nahmen / der italianischen / frantzösischen / englischen vnd jetziger Zeit in Teutschland gebräuchlichen Gesänge ... 2. Was im Singen / bey den Noten vnd tactu, modis vnd transpositione, partibus seu vocibus vnd vnterschiedenen choris, auch bey den unisonis vnnd octavis zu observiren: 3. Wie die italianische vnd andere termini musici ... zu verstehen vnd zu gebrauchen [etc., etc.] ... Wolfenbüttel, Gedruckt bey E. Holwein, in Verlegung des Autoris, 1619

The plates form the last pt. of v. 2 and have special t.-p.: Theatrum instrumentorum, seu Sciagraphia Michaëlis Prætorii C. Darinnen eigentliche Abriss vnd Abconterfeyung / fast aller derer musicalischen Instrumenten, so itziger Aeit in Welschland / Engeland / Teutschland vnd andern Ortern vblich vnd vorhanden seyn ... Wolffenbüttel, 1620

Vol. 1 in Latin, v. 2-3 in German. Vol. 4 not published

Chronogram on t.p.: "IVDICIVM pIos non terreat: nam MIHI a DIVtor ChrIstVs" [1614], indicating year work was begun (pt. 1 of v.1 was completed in 1614; see Grove's Dict., 5th ed., v.6, p. 905-907)

Signatures: (v.1) a in 4, b in 6, )( in 2, a-b in 4s, A-X in 4s, Y in 2, Z-3M in 4s, 3N in 2, 3O-3R in 4s (3O1 missigned 2O1)

Special Collection copy in vellum binding with newer cotton ties; "CVL 1616" is stamped in gilt on front cover