A woodcut depicts an elaborate architectural border. At the top center, a celestial sphere is supported by two figures, surmounted by a central arch containing various figures in the clouds including a king and a child. The arch contains the motto "Truth flourishes from a wound" original: "VIRESCIT VVLNERE VERITAS". Flanking the central title are several niches containing seated figures representing historical scholars and the liberal arts. To the left, from top to bottom: Ptolemy astronomer and geographer (holding an armillary sphere), Aratus, Hipparchus, Geometry (holding a compass), and Arithmetic (holding a tablet of numbers 1-10). To the right, Marinus and Strabo are partially visible. At the bottom center, Mercury sits holding a staff original: caduceus, flanked by two small children. The initials "IB" and "F" appear in the bottom left corner.

A PLAIN AND EASY INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICAL MUSIC,

Set down in the form of a dialogue:

Divided into three parts,

The first teaches how to sing with all

things necessary for the knowledge of

written music. original: "pricksong"

The second treats of descant the art of adding melodic parts to a fixed melody

and how to sing two parts in one upon a plainsong or

ground, with other things necessary

for a singer of descant.

The third and last part treats of the com-

position of three, four, five or more parts with

many profitable rules to that effect.

With new songs of 2, 3, 4, and 5 parts.

By Thomas Morley, Bachelor of Music

one of the gentlemen of Her Majesty's Royal Chapel.

Imprinted at London by Peter Short dwelling on

Bread Street Hill at the sign of the Star. 1597.

Ptolemy

Aratus

Hipparchus

Geometry

Arithmetic

Marinus

Strabo

MERCURY