Many thanks to both of you. I was able to find it very quickly with your help. Monica
> On 05 February 2020 at 10:31 Peter Kooiman <pe...@crispu.com> wrote: > > > Livre Second, Theoreme II, page 322 > > Free copy an Google Books (hit the red "Read ebook" link on the left) > > https://books.google.com/books?id=fVsiWYQUGpcC > > -----Original Message----- > From: lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu > <lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu> On Behalf Of Monica Hall > Sent: Wednesday 5 February 2020 11:01 > To: VihuelaList <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Subject: [VIHUELA] Mersenne reference > > I just wondered whether any kind soul familiar with Mersenne's > monumental work could Identify which Book/Chapter/page number in > Harmonie universelle. the following quote appears. > > "Il faut remarquer que le genre chromatique de musique a pris son nom > des couleurs , car chroma signifie couleur." > > Presumably there is a chapter about genres somewhere in the book. > > I haven't been able to access a free copy on line and don't really want > to make a trip to the library just to check out one reference. > > Thank you > > Monica > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
