Drinking and dancing songs, with music, written in the 18th cent.
File
MS. Douce 375
Chiefly French, some Italian, one (fol. 38) Spanish. These are on 49 leaves, here mounted. On fol. 24 is a monogram composed of some such letters as SHVGVZERBO (or Q). Each leaf has a border of figures drawn as a specimen of penmanship.
The binding (' ... by C. Hering') bears the arms, crest, and motto of George Spencer-Churchill, duke of Marlborough (d. 1840).
The binding (' ... by C. Hering') bears the arms, crest, and motto of George Spencer-Churchill, duke of Marlborough (d. 1840).
Dates
- written in the 18th cent.
Extent
52 Leaves
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 375
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 21950
Custodial History
In the White Knights sale (1819) this book was lot 4694, bought by mr. Trip-hook probably for Douce.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
10 3/8 × 15 7/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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