This repository contains a transcription, translation, and set of reconstructiongs of the Il Papa manuscript. This manuscript contains an introduction, and 15 dances by three authors, known only as Giovannino, Il Lanzino, and Il Papa. Two dances each are assigned to Il Lanzino and Il Papa; the remaining 11 are assigned to Giovannino. The introduction is signed by Il Papa, hence the common name of the manuscript.
The original manuscript is in the New York Public Library
This transcription, translation, and these reconstructions are created and copyright by Susan E. and Nathan Kronenfeld (though we welcome participation from others). The whole is open for use under the Creative Commons Attribution licence CC BY 4.0.
One other thing we would like to put here front and center: the watermarks drawn by Toscannini do not match those we saw in the manuscript. We have a few pictures we can show in person, taken from the many blank pages at the end of the manuscript, that show the real watermark relatively clearly. We have traced this watermark, and used it as the background of the introductory page (or you can just click on watermark.png, above). It is composed of a cross above a rather crudely drawn pegasus in a circle. If anyone can find information about this watermark, it might lead to a more exact dating of the manuscript. We would very much appreciate being notified of any such information - though the most important people to tell are probably at the NYPL.
The viewable version is at https://rendance.github.io/The-Il-Papa-Manuscript/