Magister Jacobus de Ispania, Author of the Speculum musicae

Name: Magister Jacobus de Ispania, Author of the Speculum musicae
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Speculum musicae of the early fourteenth century is by a long way the largest medieval treatise on music. For nearly a century, its author has been known as Jacques de Li\u00E8ge or Jacobus Leodiensis. \u2019Jacobus\u2019 is certain, fixed by an acrostic declared within the text; Li\u00E8ge is hypothetical, based on evidence shown here to be less than secure. New > The Speculum musicae of the early fourteenth century, with nearly half a million words, is by a long way the largest medieval treatise on music, and probably the most learned. Only the final two books are about music as commonly understood: the other five invite further work by students of scholastic philosophy, theology and mathematics. For nearly a century, its author has been known as Jacques de Li\u00E8ge or Jacobus Leodiensis. \u2019Jacobus\u2019 is certain, fixed by an acrostic declared within the text; Li\u00E8ge is hypothetical, based on evidence shown here to be less than secure. The one complete manuscript.