Gafurius, Franchinus: Theorica musicae.
Milan: Philippus de Mantegatiis, Cassanus, for Johannes Petrus de Lomatio, 15 Dec. 1492.
Fol. π4 a8 b-i6 k8. [68] leaves.
Woodcuts.
ISTC ig00006000; GW 10437; Goff G6; BMC VI 785 (IB. 26831a), XII 55; Bod-inc G-004; CIBN G-5.
| GIP number: | G3 |
| Shelf-mark: | Sp Coll Euing E.x.58 (see main library entry for this item) |
| Variants: | b1r, line 1: ‘... Ariſtotili ...’ as CIBN, not ‘... Ariſtoteli ...’ as GW; k8r, line 18: ‘... Caſſanum ...’ as CIBN, not ‘... Caſtanum ...’ as GW. |
| Provenance: | Vittoria Biraga (17th century): inscription “Di D. Vittoria Biraga” on first front flyleaf. William Euing (1788-1874), insurance broker, Glasgow: source unknown; Euing’s acquisition date "18.10.64" and the number "B2" in pencil on front pastedown; price code "ga/-" in pencil on rear pastedown; Euing's inventory number “No. 2155” in pencil on π1r. Glasgow, Anderson’s College: Euing bequest, 1874; book-plate of Euing Musical Library, Anderson’s College, Glasgow; ownership transferred to Glasgow University Library, 1936. University of Glasgow: ownership of Euing Musical Library transferred to University of Glasgow Library in 1936. |
| Binding: | Italy, 17th/18th-century parchment; red leather title label and gilt bands on spine; marbled edges. Size: 275 x 205 mm. |
| Leaf size: | 269 x 200 mm. |
| Annotations: | Three flyleaves at front have mathematical notes in Italian in brown ink dated 1500, followed by multiplication tables in the same hand; on π1r the letter or roman numeral “V” in faded red ink at top right hand corner. |
| Decoration: | None. |
| Imperfections: | None. |
