Ms. written in Northern Italy, in roman script, on paper with unidentified watermark.
Title from cover.
Caption title, p. [1]: Il Papa che insegnia ballar' di balletti a sua scholari.
Introduction, p. [1-4], signed: Il Papa.
Includes choreographic descriptions of 15 dances composed by dancing masters identified only by appellations: 12 by Il Giovannino, 2 by Il Papa, and 2 by Il Lanzino.