Paper and Copyists in Viennese Opera Scores

Paper	P56
Date of use	1767; 1774
Paper mill	Vincenzo Vicario, Toscolano
Commentary	For the most part, P56 is identical with P91. It differs only in the initials placed under the ornament (lily): Whereas in P56 there are the letters VV, P91 shows a horizontally mirrored V instead. P91 is used together with P56 in mixed quires. Regarding P56A, Tyson's measurements of selenometry differ slightly from ours (87–88/16–17 vs. 90/18).
Concordances	Tyson 25 (A and B exchanged)

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Watermark P56A

Watermark	3 crescents
Selenometrie in mm	xz: 90, xy: 18
Countermark	lily / VV (appearing as W)
Source	A Wn Mus.Hs._17824_1_fol81v82r83v84r

watermark	countermark	sheet

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Twinmark P56B

Watermark	3 crescents
Selenometrie in mm	xz: 92, xy: 18
Countermark	lily / VV (appearing as W)
Source	A Wn Mus.Hs._17824_1_fol114v113r112v111r

twin watermark	twin countermark	twin sheet

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Copyists and works
Copyists using paper P56	WK60X, WK67B, WK67D, WK68B, WK68C, WK68D, WK68J, WK69A, WK71K, WK72R, WK73N, WK74C
Scores written on paper P56	Galuppi_1060, Galuppi_18067, Gassmann_9946, Gazzaniga_17777, Philidor_17890, Piccinni_1087, Piccinni_17824
Staff ruling on paper P56	10/184D, 10/185A, 10/185B, 10/188A, 10/193A

Short titel	Galuppi_1060
Composer	Galuppi, Baldassare
Title	Il filosofo di campagna
Dating of manuscript	1768
Shelfmark	Mus.Hs.1060 (Austrian National Library, Vienna)
Profile	Galuppi_1060

Short titel	Galuppi_18067
Composer	Galuppi, Baldassare
Title	Il filosofo di campagna
Dating of manuscript	1763/1768
Shelfmark	Mus.Hs.18067 (Austrian National Library, Vienna)
Profile	Galuppi_18067

Short titel	Gassmann_9946
Composer	Gassmann, Florian Leopold
Title	Amore e Psiche
Dating of manuscript	1767
Shelfmark	Mus.Hs.9946 (Austrian National Library, Vienna)
Profile	Gassmann_9946

Short titel	Gazzaniga_17777
Composer	Gazzaniga, Giuseppe
Title	L'isola d'Alcina
Dating of manuscript	1774
Shelfmark	Mus.Hs.17777 (Austrian National Library, Vienna)
Profile	Gazzaniga_17777

Short titel	Philidor_17890
Composer	Philidor, François-André Danican
Title	Tom Jones
Dating of manuscript	1768
Shelfmark	Mus.Hs.17890 (Austrian National Library, Vienna)
Profile	Philidor_17890

Short titel	Piccinni_1087
Composer	Piccinni, Niccolò
Title	Le contadine bizzarre
Dating of manuscript	1767
Shelfmark	Mus.Hs.1087 (Austrian National Library, Vienna)
Profile	Piccinni_1087

Short titel	Piccinni_17824
Composer	Piccinni, Niccolò
Title	L'astratto ovvero Il giocator fortunato
Dating of manuscript	1774
Shelfmark	Mus.Hs.17824 (Austrian National Library, Vienna)
Profile	Piccinni_17824

Rastrum ID	10/184D
Distances between staves(DS)	9+_10+_9+_10_10-_9.5_9+_9.5_10- (mm)
Scores	Galuppi_1060, Philidor_17890
Date of use	1763 - 1768

Rastrum ID	10/193A
Distances between staves(DS)	10.5_11_11_10+_10.5_10+_10.5_10+_9.5 (mm)
Scores	Galuppi_18067, Piccinni_1087
Date of use	1763/1768 - 1769

Rastrum ID	10/185A
Distances between staves(DS)	9_10+_9+_10+_10.5_10+_9.5_10-_10+ (mm)
Scores	Galuppi_18067, Gassmann_9946, Piccinni_1087
Date of use	1763/1768 - 1767

Rastrum ID	10/185B
Distances between staves(DS)	8.5_9-_9_9.5_9+_9-_8.5_9-_10 (mm)
Scores	Galuppi_18067, Philidor_17890
Date of use	1763/1768 - 1768

Rastrum ID	10/188A
Distances between staves(DS)	10-_10-_9.5_10_9.5_10_10-_10_9.5 (mm)
Scores	Piccinni_17824, Piccinni_OE–27
Date of use	1772 - 1775

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21939/zjmca1
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Last edited: 04.03.2025
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Paper and Copyists in Viennese Opera Scores / Paper / P56, last edited 04.03.2025,
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