'Old Theatrical costumes', French crayon drawings of costumes, chiefly of jesters or grotesques, with a few of Roman characters, written early in the 18th century
'Old Theatrical costumes', French crayon drawings of costumes, chiefly of jesters or grotesques, with a few of Roman characters. These are obviously designs, in some cases, as French notes show, carried out.
A note of about 1850 by F. W. Fairholt, who no doubt supplied the titlepage, and owned the volume, is at fol. 2.
Dates
- Creation: written early in the 18th century
Extent
31 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Malone 28
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. V, no. 30624.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 × 10 1/2 in.
Repository Details
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