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Catalogue of the music library of the Cornewall family of Moccas Court, Heref[ord]s[hire]

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MS. Don. d. 177
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a. (fols. 1-68) 'Alphabetical catalogue of the vocal music 1796', with a few later additions.

b. (fols. 69-82) 'Catalogue of the manuscript music unbound. Miss Cornewall, 1795'.

c. (fols. 83-90) Alphabetical catalogue, by title, of the manuscript music.

d. (fols. 97-122) 'A catalogue of all the harpsichord & organ musick at Moccas Court'.

e. (fols. 123-124) List of Handel's works 'hitherto published by Dr. Arnold. A.D. 1795'. See A. Hyatt King, Some British collectors of music (Cambridge, 1963), 17.

Dates

  • Creation: 1795-1796

Extent

127 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Don. d. 177

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16546

Abstract

Catalogue of the music library of the Cornewall family of Moccas Court, Herefordshire.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical details unknown.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given through the Friends of the Bodleian by Mr Albi Rosenthal 'in the year of the retirement of Margaret Crum and remembering many pleasant hours of joint endeavours in the Library', 23 August 1981.

Physical Facet

iii + 124 leaves in stiffened marbled wrappers.

Title
Catalogue of the music library of the Cornewall family of Moccas Court, Heref[ord]s[hire]
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Hannah Jordan and Margaret Czepiel
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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