Music as Divine Order
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Title page to the section on music section in Reisch's Margarita philosophica . Reisch divided this section into two parts, the first devoted to mathematical ‘principles’. The second explores practical aspects, including how monochord intervals equate with the system of solmisation that was in those days used by musicians to remember music.
Author: Gregor Reisch
Title: Margarita philosophica [Pearl of wisdom] (Basel, 1583)
Shelfmark: C.14.24
Provenance: Gift of Edward Martin, President of Queens’ College 1631-44 and 1660-61
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