Letters from F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy to his family, 21 May 1830-1 Jun 1832
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MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 13
59 letters from which F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's brother Paul selected the Reisebriefe, 1861. Letters of 13 Feb and 28 May 1832 are no longer here. Most of these letters were published by P. Sutermeister in Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Briefe einer Reise durch Deutschland, Italien und die Schweiz, und Lebensbild . . . mit Aquarellen und Zeichnungen aus Mendelssohns Reisekizzenbüchern (Zurich: M. Niehans, 1958), where a facsimile of fol. 6 is printed between pp. 24 and 25; but in addition to short passages omitted throughout, the following complete letters were not printed.
1. (fols. 17-18) Rome, 1 Nov 1830.
2. (fol. 25) Rome, 30 Nov 1830.
3. (fol. 34) Rome, 9 Jan 1831.
4. (fol. 37) Rome, 1 Feb 1831.
5. (fols. 40-41) Rome, 22 Feb 1831.
6. (fols. 91-92) 'Münchener Bürgerbrief', finished 7 Oct 1831.
7. (fols. 93-94) Munich, 18 Oct 1831.
8. (fols. 95-96) Paris, 19 Dec 1831.
9. (fols. 97-98) Paris, 20 Dec 1831.
10. (fols. 99-100) Paris, 28 Dec 1831.
11. (fols. 101-102) Paris, 14 Jan 1832.
12. (fols. 103-104) Paris, 21 Jan 1832.
13. (fols. 105-106) Paris, 4 Feb 1832.
14. (fols. 107-108) Paris, 21 Feb 1832.
15. (fols. 109 a-b) Paris, 15 Mar 1832.
16. (fols. 110-111) Paris, 31 Mar 1832.
17. (fols. 112-113) London, 27 Apr 1832, with a paragraph added by Karl Klingemann.
18. (fol. 114) [London], 'Literary Union Club', 11 May 1832.
19. (fols. 115-116) London, 18 May 1832.
20. (fols. 117-118) Norwood, Surrey, 25 May 1832,
21. (fols. 119-120) London, 1 Jun 1832.
Fol. 1 is F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's 'Nachricht an den Custode' [i.e. Paul].
1. (fols. 17-18) Rome, 1 Nov 1830.
2. (fol. 25) Rome, 30 Nov 1830.
3. (fol. 34) Rome, 9 Jan 1831.
4. (fol. 37) Rome, 1 Feb 1831.
5. (fols. 40-41) Rome, 22 Feb 1831.
6. (fols. 91-92) 'Münchener Bürgerbrief', finished 7 Oct 1831.
7. (fols. 93-94) Munich, 18 Oct 1831.
8. (fols. 95-96) Paris, 19 Dec 1831.
9. (fols. 97-98) Paris, 20 Dec 1831.
10. (fols. 99-100) Paris, 28 Dec 1831.
11. (fols. 101-102) Paris, 14 Jan 1832.
12. (fols. 103-104) Paris, 21 Jan 1832.
13. (fols. 105-106) Paris, 4 Feb 1832.
14. (fols. 107-108) Paris, 21 Feb 1832.
15. (fols. 109 a-b) Paris, 15 Mar 1832.
16. (fols. 110-111) Paris, 31 Mar 1832.
17. (fols. 112-113) London, 27 Apr 1832, with a paragraph added by Karl Klingemann.
18. (fol. 114) [London], 'Literary Union Club', 11 May 1832.
19. (fols. 115-116) London, 18 May 1832.
20. (fols. 117-118) Norwood, Surrey, 25 May 1832,
21. (fols. 119-120) London, 1 Jun 1832.
Fol. 1 is F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's 'Nachricht an den Custode' [i.e. Paul].
Dates
- 21 May 1830-1 Jun 1832
Extent
123 Leaves
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 13
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Miss Wach of Wilderswil, 1960-1970.
Physical Facet
Binding: maroon morocco with blind tooling and gold lettering by C.W. Vogt, Berlin. Inscribed on front cover: 'Für Lilli Mendelssohn Bartholdy von ihrem Onkel Paul. 1863'.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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