Spoglia amorosa
Subtitle: madrigali a cinque voci di diversi eccellentissimi musici, nuovamente posti in luce
Contributors: Monte, Philippe de, 1521-1603; Scotto, Giriolamo, printer; Bates, Joshua, 1788-1864, former owner, donor
Publisher: Appresso l'Herede di Girolamo Scotto
Published: 1584
Place of publication: In Vinegia
Language: ita
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Italian Madrigals
Description: Contains works by R. Giovanelli, O. Lasso, L. Marenzio, C. Merulo, P. de Monte, G.M. Nanino, G.D. di Nola, G.P. da Palestrina, C. Rore, A. Striggio, G. Wert.
Notes: Contains the part for the fifth voice only.

Signatures: R-V́þ.

Title page vignette.

Rubricated at head of pages.

Bound with: De floridi virtuosi d'italia / 1586. ; I lieti amanti primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci / 1586.

RISM B/I, 1584-05

Book: Joshua Bates; 18590915.

Text in Italian.

Catalogued 20151201 bhealy

Boston Public Library (Allen A. Brown Collection) copy included within a "bound with" volume. Copy bound in marbled tan leather with brown leather spine over boards. Binder's spine title and decorative parallel bars in gilt. Front pastedown includes donors' ex libris (bookplate) of the Boston Public Library, identifying copy as a gift of Joshua Bates, received September 15, 1859. Verso of front flyleaf includes autograph in blue ink script. First title page includes embossed stamp of the Boston Public Library. Printed on antique laid papers featuring horizontal chainlines, vertical wire lines, and watermark visible at spine-edge, just above center of leaf. Includes handwritten page numbers at head-/fore-edge of leaves, in pencil script. Rear pastedown includes remnants of affixed label.