The Squarcialupi Codex is a famous, central source for music of the Italian Trecento. With over 350 pieces, it is one of the most beautiful music manuscripts to come down to us. I find the music of that period especially attractive. Do an "image" Google search on Squarcialupi for sample pages, including one depicting Francesco Landini playing a portative organ.
Use the World Catalogue to find a library near you having a copy. It is the type of item that most good music libraries will hold in one form or another. E.g., in (1) the facsimile cited by OMI (ed. Alberto Gallo), in (2) microfilm, or (3) in the complete(?) transcription by Johannes Wolf (publ. 1955). Here is a description of the Wolf edition including a list of titles and composers (some with portraits): [1]http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/681439864 The World Catalogue is a wonderful resource. It shows that in the Boston area there are about 15 libraries holding the codex in one form or another (eight own the $2500 color facsimile, which is an indication of its importance). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Smith" <[2][email protected]> To: "lute" <[3][email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 8:19 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Squarcialupi Codex > > Does your friend have deep pockets? OMI in New York appears to have it > on their website ... listed at 2400 Euros but call for their special > price. > > [4]http://www.omifacsimiles.com/brochures/squar.html > > Sean > > On Nov 16, 2013, at 2:09 PM, [5][email protected] wrote: > > Dear Collected Wisdom, I have a friend who is looking for a facsimile > of the Squarcialupi Codex. Does anyone know if this is available > anywhere? > > Thank you, > Craig Allen > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > [6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- References 1. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/681439864 2. mailto:[email protected] 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. http://www.omifacsimiles.com/brochures/squar.html 5. mailto:[email protected] 6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
