Paper and Copyists in Viennese Opera Scores

Paper	P40_var1
Date of use	1775
Paper mill	Antonio Zuanelli e compagni, Maina, Maderno
Commentary	The initials A and Z as well as the lower part of the crossbow appear slightly shifted to the right in P40A_var1. The middle crescent of P40B_var1 shows a deformation.

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Watermark P40A_var1

Watermark	ZA / C in crowned coat of arms
Countermark	3 crescents / crossbow
Selenometrie in mm	xz: 76, xy: 16
Source	A Wn Mus.Hs._17842_2_fol82v83r80v81r

watermark	countermark	sheet

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Twinmark P40B_var1

Watermark	ZA / C in crowned coat of arms
Countermark	3 crescents / crossbow
Selenometrie in mm	xz: 82, xy: 21
Source	A Wn Mus.Hs._17842_1_fol46v45r44v43r

twin watermark	twin countermark	twin sheet

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Copyists and works
Copyists using paper P40_var1	WK71D, WK71M, WK74A, WK74G, WK75A
Scores written on paper P40_var1	Salieri_17842
Staff ruling on paper P40_var1	10/183B, 10/184N, 10/189B

Short titel	Salieri_17842
Composer	Salieri, Antonio
Title	La finta scema
Dating of manuscript	1775
Shelfmark	Mus.Hs.17842 (Austrian National Library, Vienna)
Profile	Salieri_17842

Rastrum ID	10/184N
Distances between staves(DS)	10+_10.5_10+_10_11_10.5_10+_11-_10.5 (mm)
Scores	Salieri_17842
Date of use	1770 - 1775

Rastrum ID	10/189B
Distances between staves(DS)	11+_11_11.5_11+_11+_11_11.5_11.5_11 (mm)
Scores	Salieri_17842
Date of use	1770 - 1775

Rastrum ID	10/183B
Distances between staves(DS)	10-_9.5_10.5_10+_10_10-_10.5_10_10 (mm)
Scores	Salieri_17842
Date of use	1772 - 1775

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21939/gfencs
License: CCBY-SA
Last edited: 04.03.2025
How to cite:
Paper and Copyists in Viennese Opera Scores / Paper / P40_var1, last edited 04.03.2025,
https://doi.org/10.21939/gfencs, retrieved 07.12.2025