• Ebreo, Guglielmo.
  1. De Praticha Seu Arte Tripudii Vulgare Opsculum, Ghuglielmihebrei Pisauriensis. ca.1460; reprint, Bologna: Francesco Zambrini, 1873.
     Matt Larsen: Ms. in Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale (Codex Magliabecchiana-Strozziano XIX, 9, Nr. 88). Published as "Trattato dell'arte del ballo di Guglielmo Ebreo, pesarese". This manuscript contains the usual section discussing steps, and a total of thirty four dances, seventeen bassadanza and seventeen balli. As usual, most of the dances can be found in other sources. No music is included.
  2. De Praticha Seu Arte Tripudii Vulgare Opsculum, Ghuglielmihebrei Pisauriensis. ca.1460; reprint, Bologna: Forni, 1968.
     Del (D.Elson): This is a reprinting of the Zambrini facsimile of Codex XIX, 9, Nr. 88.
  3. Trattato Dell Arte Del Ballo. Edited by F. Zambrini. ca.1460; reprint, Bologna: Presso Gaetano Romagnoli, 1873.
     Online version: balli, basse danze
  4. Untitled MS: D.I. 42. ca. 1460; reprint, Foligno: Michele Faloci-Pulignani, 1887.
     Matt Larsen: Ms. in Foligno, Seminario Vescovile, Biblioteca L. Jacobilli. Published (as a nuptial offering to the couple Renier-Campostrini) as "Otto bassdanze di M. Guglielmo de Pesaro e de M.Domenico da Ferrara". This is a short manuscript which contains the choreographies for eight bassadanza. It includes no music, nor is there an introductory section discussing steps. Among the dances are Pelygryna and La Reale.
  5. Guglielmi Hebraei Pisauriensis De Pratica Seu Artetripudii Vulgare Opusculum. 1463.
     Matt Larsen: Ms. (by the amanuensis Paganus Raudensis) in Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale (fonds it. 973). All of the manuals attributed to Guglielmo Ebreo are roughly similar in structure (note that by manual I mean a work which includes information on how the dances and steps are to be performed, not just choreographies). The discussion in each is broken down into classifications in a similar fashion to Cornazano, including sections on Measure, Memory, Use of Space, etc. The differences are primarily small changes in the exact wording, although some manuals include sections that are not in others, and some sections are more extensive in some manuals. The primary difference between the manuals is how many choreographies each includes, and which they are. Another difference is whether the manual includes music for the dances or not. This particular manuscript consists of one hundred and three small pages. The first forty three discuss steps and their performance. The remainder of the manual includes choreographies for thirty one dances, fourteen bassadanze and seventeen balli. The last few pages contain the music for the dances.
  6. Guglielmi Ebrei Pisaurienses De Pracha Seu Artetripudi Vulghare Opuschulam Feliciter Incipit Senper Chongratia Sia Didio Senper. ca. 1470.
     Matt Larsen: Ms. (originally owned by Giorgio del Giudeo (c. 1470), donated by Walter Toscanini) in New York, Public Library, Dance Collection (Cia Fornaroli Coll. (S) *MGZMB-Res. 72-254). This manuscript contains some thirty seven large pages of very difficult to read writting. The first nine pages are discussion of dance and how the steps are performed, while the remaining pages give choreographies for fifty five separate balli and bassadanza. No music is included, but many of the dances appear in other manuscripts in which the music is recorded. This manuscript is not for the faint of heart, as the handwriting is almost illegible, and no transcription exists. It does, however, contain a wealth of valuable information. It is also one of the few sources which is in the U.S., which makes it somewhat more available, at least to those who live on the east coast.
  7. Guglielmus Ebreis Pisauriensis De Pracha Seu Artetripudi Vorghare Opusculum. 1510 or 1540.
     Matt Larsen: Ms.in Florence, Biblioteca Medicea- Laurenziana (Codex Antinori A13). This source is made up of ninety pages of text, and like the following source, is written in a hand that is very difficult to read. It contains the usual remarks on the art of dancing, and a relatively large section of choreographies. Eighteen bassadanza and twenty one balli are included. No music is given.
  8. On the Practice of the Art of Dancing. Translated by Barbara Sparti. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. ISBN: 019-816-2332.
     Del (D.Elson): A complete transcription and translation of Gugliemo's main manuscript, with appendices covering the new material from Ambrosio.
  9. Della Virtue Etarte Del Danzare.... Modena: Giovanni Messori Roncaglia, 1885.
     Matt Larsen: Ms. in Modena, Biblioteca Estense (Ital. 82, a.J.9.4. (formerly VII.A.82)). Published as "Della virtue etarte del danzare...". This manuscript is relatively small, only fifty eight pages, and includes the usual section concerning steps and dancing in general. This is followed by a relatively small number of dances, five bassadanza and ten balli. No music is included.
  10. Trattato Della Danza Composto Da Maestro Guglielmo Edin Parte Cavato Dell'opera Di Maestro Domenico, Cavagliere Piacentino. Florence: La Bibliofilia, 1915.
      Matt Larsen: Ms. in Siena, Biblioteca Comunale (Codex V. 29). Published, with omission of passages agreeing with Zambrini and Roncaglia versions, by Curzio Mazzi. This source in nearly identical to Zambrini, except that it includes many dances which are not in the other. It includes a total of sixty four dances, of which thirty are bassadanza and thirty four are balli. This source does not include any music.
  11. "Untitled MS: Fondo Palatino 1021, ff. 105r- 106v."
      Matt Larsen: Ms. fragment in Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale. This is a relatively minor source, being a pair of pages which are all that are left of a Guglielmo manual. They are from the section on how dances are performed, so they are of some use in reconstructing steps. Their use is limited, however, by the fact that they are not that different from the more complete manuals, and by their brevity.
• Ebreo, Guglielmo (Giovanni Ambrosio).
  1. The Art and Practice of Dancing By Giohanne Ambrosio. 1500 ?; reprint, Nelson, England: Nelson Historical Dance Society,.
     Del (D.Elson): A typed copy of the original Giohanne Ambrosio ms, now accepted to have been written by Gugliemo Ebreo after changing his name.
  2. Domini Iohannis Ambrosii Pisauriensisde Practica Seu Arte Tripudii Vulgare Opusculum.
     Matt Larsen: Ms. in Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale (fonds it. 476). This is a relatively thick manuscript, with some 161 relatively small pages. It is similar in structure to most of the major sources of the period, beginning with the usual section on steps, and proceeding onto specific choreographies. Thirty six choreographies are included, fifteen bassadanza and twenty one balli, as well as the music for them. This source is an excellent place for a person who wishes to begin reconstructing fifteenth century Italian dances to begin, since it includes discussion on steps, music and a large number of interesting dances. The only drawback is, of course, that it is in Italian and has not been translated.
• Elliott, Janine. "The Relationship Between Music and Dance in Cotswold Morris Performance." dissertation, 1993.
• Ellis, Helen Meredith. "The Dances of J.B. Lully (1632- 1687)." dissertation (Stanford University-1967), University Microfilms, 1968.
  xi, 257 leaves : ill., facsims., music
• Elson, David. Del's Dance Book. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Privately published, 1993.
  Del (D.Elson): Yet another SCA dance book, this covers the dances currently being done in Lochac (Australia). Re-issued on a semi-regular basis.
  Online version
• Elyot, Sir Thomas. The Boke Named the Governor. Edited by S. E. Lehmberg. London 1531; reprint, Menston, England: The Scolar Press, 1970.
  Matt Larsen: Chapters 19 through 25 deal with dancing. The chapters which discuss dancing are interesting, although not of direct use in reconstructing choreographies. No specific choreographies are given, nor is any music included. What is given, however, is information about how dances were done in England at this time. It is fairly clear that the dances were basically similar, if not identical to those which were done in France and Burgundy at this time. We can also glean some style information, so this source is more useful to those working on how the steps were performed than it is to those who are interested only in specific reconstructions.
  Online version
• Engle, Ian (SCA pseud. Sion Andreas o Wynedd).
  1. "Syon Park: A Country Dance For Two Couples." The Letter of Dance, no. 13 (1992): 8-9.
     Justin du Coeur: An invented variant of Hyde Park (from Playford), designed for two couples.
  2. "Book Review: The Playford Ball." The Letter of Dance, no. 13 (1992): 10.
     Justin du Coeur: An examination of a good source on English Country dance.
  3. "Saltarello, Saltarello, Come Si Fa Il Saltarello; Or, Can We Hop Yet?" The Letter of Dance, no. 13 pgs 12-14 (1992).
     Justin du Coeur: A short discussion of the various reconstructions of the saltarello step that are often seen today.
  4. "Melody Line For Leggiadria D'Amore." The Letter of Dance, no. 14 (1992): 9.
     Justin du Coeur: The melody for the dance reconstructed in issue 11, transcribed from Caroso.
  5. "Using the Pieces-Parts to Make the Chicken; Or, Just What Should Dancemasters Be Teaching?" The Letter of Dance, no. 14 (1992): 7-10.
     Justin du Coeur: A brief discussion on the teaching of dance, and particularly the Caroso/Negri repertoire, focusing on whether one should concentrate on teaching dances or teaching the step units.
  6. "A Partial Bibliography of Periodical Articles Relating to SCA Period Dance, Part 1." The Letter of Dance, no. 15 (1992): 14-15.
     Justin du Coeur: The first half of a listing of relevant articles, mostly in the music journals of various countries.
  7. "A Partial Bibliography of Periodical Articles Relating to SCA Period Dance, Part 2." The Letter of Dance, no. 16 (1993): 24-29.
     Justin du Coeur: The second half of a listing of relevant articles, mostly in the music journals of various countries.
• Esquivel Navarro, Juan de. Discursos Sobre El Arte Del Danzado. Sevilla: Juan Gomez de Blas, 1642; reprint, Madrid: Asociación de Libreros y Amigos del Libro, 1947.
  Matt Larsen: This is a relatively short (about fifty pages) manual from the mid seventeenth century. It is of interest partly because it describes steps and dances which do not seem to appear elsewhere. Much of what is discussed seems to be galliard variations, which may have been local favorites. It may also be that Navarro gives different names to steps which are described elsewhere. In any case, it is worthy of further research, although it is a little out of the SCA period (still, if we are using Playford, which is first published almost ten years after this, I think this is justified).
• Evaine ferch Brangwen (SCA pseud.) and Salaamallah the Corpulent (SCA pseud.). "Cruciform Double Dargason." The Letter of Dance, no. 13 (1992): 8.
  Justin du Coeur: It being the April issue, this is a slightly silly invention: a twist on Dargason, for two sets intersecting at the centers.

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