1. Add MS 17808
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 17808
- Title:
- Scientific treatises on Music, Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrology
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript contains a collection of scientific works. It opens with treatises on music by the Italian Benedictine monk Guido of Arezzo (b. c. 995, d. 1050) that were highly influential in the development of polyphonic music and staff notation. The section on music is followed by works on arithm...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd quarter or 2nd half of the 11th century
- Extent:
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A parchment codex
