ABSTRACT
Templum musicum, the work which introduced Birchensha to the scholarly world as a music theorist, was entered at Stationers’ Hall and licensed by Roger L’Estrange for publication on 5 February 1663/4. its title-page reads:
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. / London, Printed by Will. Godbid for Peter Dring at the / Sun in the Poultrey next Dore to the Rose-Tavern. / 1664.
