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Additional authors

1. Domenico, da Piacenza, -approximately 1470.
2. Giorgio Ebreo, dancing master, active 15th century.
3. Medici, Lorenzo de', 1449-1492.
4. Mariotto da Perugia, active 15th century.
5. Giuseppe Ebreo, dancing master, active 15th century.
6. Cia Fornaroli Collection.

Description

1. [72] p., the last 2 blank. (32-37 lines); 29 cm. (f̊ .)

Alternative title

1. De praticha seu arte tripudi vulghare.
2. Trattato dell'arte del ballo.

Subject

1. Dancing masters
2. Dance > History > 1450-1581
3. Basse danse (Dance)
4. Dance > Italy > 15th century
5. Dance > Early works to 1800
6. Manuscripts (Books)

Call number

1. (S) *MGZMB-Res.+ 72-254

Note

1. Ms. written in roman script on watermarked paper identified with Florence and other cities of Northern Italy, 1465-75. - Cf. Briquet, I, 3387.
2. Title from published editions of other versions of the ms.
3. Page [2]: Questa è la chopia di messer giorgio e del giudeo di ballare bassa danze e balletti e questa e la tavola della chonposizione del ballo e di bassa danze e balletti chonposti per messer domenicho da ferara e da messer giovanambruogio che fu ebreo.
4. Caption title, p. [4]: Ghuglielmi ebrei pisauriensis de praticha seu arte tripudi vulghare opuschulam feliciter incipit senper chongratia sia di dio senper.
5. Ms. notation in another hand on p. [1] begins: Al serenisimo gran ducha di toscana patron mio oseruandisimo...
6. Signatures: [a] ²⁺², [b-c]¹⁶; blank leaf (different paper and watermark) bound before [a] 1.
7. Binding of vellum.
8. Treatise on the art of dancing (p. [4-15]) is followed by choreographic descriptions of 55 dances, most ascribed to individual composers: Guglielmo Ebreo (in some dances using his later name, Giovan Ambrogio), Domenico da Ferrara, Lorenzo de' Medici, Marjotto da Perugia, and Giuseppe Ebreo.
9. For analysis of contents and comparison with other mss. of this work, see correspondence of Walter Toscanini in the library's Dance Collection.

Terms of use (note)

1. Access to the original manuscript (S) *MGZMB-Res.+ 72-254 is by appointment only. Please contact dance@nypl.org to make an appointment.
2. Use microfilm *ZBD-26.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Guglielmo, Ebreo da Pesaro, approximately 1420-approximately 1481.

Title

1. Trattato dell' arte del ballo.

Imprint

1. [146-]

Terms of use

1. Access to the original manuscript (S) *MGZMB-Res.+ 72-254 is by appointment only. Please contact dance@nypl.org to make an appointment.
2. Use microfilm *ZBD-26.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Special Collections (Dance Division) material

Local subject

1. Dancing masters.
2. Dance -- History -- 1450-1581.
3. Manuscripts (Books)
4. Dance -- Italy -- 15th century.

Added author

1. Domenico, da Piacenza, -approximately 1470.
2. Giorgio Ebreo, dancing master, active 15th century.
3. Medici, Lorenzo de', 1449-1492.
4. Mariotto da Perugia, active 15th century.
5. Giuseppe Ebreo, dancing master, active 15th century.
6. Cia Fornaroli Collection.

Added title

1. De praticha seu arte tripudi vulghare.
2. Trattato dell'arte del ballo.

Research call number

1. (S) *MGZMB-Res.+ 72-254
2. *ZBD-26