By John Birchensha, 1664, a translation of Johann Heinrich Alsted’s Encyclopaedia of 1630.
Birchensha's 'Templum Musicum'
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Michael Robinson • Link
Alsted, Johann Heinrich, 1588-1638.
Templum musicum: or The musical synopsis, of the learned and famous Johannes - Henricus - Alstedius, being a compendium of the rudiments both of the mathematical and practical part of musick: of which subject not any book is extant in our English tongue. Faithfully translated out of Latin by John Birchensha. philomath. Imprimatur, Feb. 5. 1663. Roger L’Estrange.
[Varient Title: Musical synopsis, of the learned and famous Johannes - Henricus - Alstedius]
London : printed by Will. Godbid for Peter Dring at the Sun in the Poultrey next dore to the Rose-Tavern, 1664.
8vo., [16], 93 [i.e. 94], [2] p. : ill. (metal cut), music ; Frontispiece engraved and signed: Iohn Chantry sculp.; p. 94 misnumbered 93. The last leaf blank.
Wing (2nd ed.), A2926.
A translation of part VI of: Elementale mathematicum. (Frankfurt: 1611)
PL 2523
Second Reading
Terry Foreman • Link
Templum musicum, or, The musical synopsis of the learned and famous Johannes-Henricus-Alstedius being a compendium of the rudiments both of the mathematical and practical part of musick, of which subject not any book is extant in our English tongue / faithfully translated out of Latin by John Birchensha ...
Alsted, Johann Heinrich, 1588-1638., Birchensha, John, fl. 1664-1672.
London: Printed by Will. Godbid for Peter Dring ..., 1664.
Early Englissh Books Online [full text] dedicated To the Right Honourable EDVVARD Lord MONTAGU Earl of Sandwich, &c. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and One of His Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council.
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/…