Eighty-three short pieces for a stringed instrument, chiefly the lute, nearly all in tablature
Eighty-three short pieces for a stringed instrument, chiefly the lute, nearly all in tablature. At p. 13 are the words only of a French song (beg. 'O couple bienheureus a qui le Ciel enveyé'). Many leaves are blank.
The names of 'Hannah Pearson' and 'Elizabeth Vanhu' (early 18th cent.) occur on pp. iii, 27.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the second half of the 17th cent.
Extent
198 pages
Language of Materials
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. Sch. F. 579, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. Sch. F. 579
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20705
Abstract
Eighty-three short pieces for a stringed instrument, chiefly the lute, nearly all in tablature.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. 26602
Hake catalogue (c.1855) no. 155
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition details unknown.
Physical Facet
On paper
Topical
- Title
- Eighty-three short pieces for a stringed instrument, chiefly the lute, nearly all in tablature
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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