Opus aureum
Subtitle: musice castigatissimum de Gregoriana et figurativa atque contrapuncto simplici percommode tractans omnibus cantu oblectantibus utile et necessarium e diversis exerptum
Contributors: Schanppecher, Melchior, author. ; Quentell, Heinrich, -1501, printer; Bates, Joshua, 1788-1864, former owner, donor
Publisher: Heinricum Quentel
Published: 1501
Place of publication: Colonie
Language: lat
Number of pages: 78
Subjects: Music theory; Early works to 1800
Notes: Colophon (p. [77]): [Paraph] Explicit opusculum muslces omnibus volentibus cantum utrumque scire necessarium fausto fine Impressum Colonie per honestum virum Henricum Quentel civem famatum eiusdem Anno missionis in carnem divini verbi millesimo quingentesimo uno addito.

Plainsong notation; the staves alone are printed for the musical examples of the third and fourth parts.

In four parts, of which only the first two, treating of music in general and of plainsong, are by Wollick; the last two, dealing with measured music and with counterpoint, are by Melchior Schanppecher. Later completely reworked by the author and published as his Enchiridion musices ... de Gregoriana et figurativa.

Signatures: Áœ B́þ Ćœ D-Éþ F́œ Ǵþ H́œ.

RISM B/VI℗ø, p. 899

Herlin, Denis. Hanson-Dyer, 213

Also available on microfilm in the Boston Public Library Music Department.

Gift; Joshua Bates; 18590925.

In Latin.

Catalogued 20151102 bhealy

Boston Public Library (Allen A. Brown Collection) copy quarter-bound in red and black marbled papers and red leather over boards. Spine includes spine title and decorative device of the Boston Public Library in gilt. Printed on laid papers with horizontal chainlines and vertical wire lines. Front pastedown includes presentation ex libris (book plate) identifying copy as a gift of Joshua Bates, received on September 25, 1859. Title page includes embossed stamp of the Boston Public Library, and markings in black ink.