Rules of a music club, written on vellum, entitled 'Orders to be observ'd at the musick-meeting ... at Mr. [Anthony] Hall's tavern' (the Mermaid), with a list of members.
Within a painted oval frame is a border of musicians, instruments and putti in ink and water-colour by Michael Burghers, c.1690.
Dates
- Creation: c.1690
Extent
1 leaf
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. a. 76, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Oxon. a. 76
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17430-2
Abstract
Rules of a music club, written on vellum, entitled 'Orders to be observ'd at the musick-meeting ... at Mr. [Anthony] Hall's tavern' (the Mermaid), with a list of members.
Biographical / Historical
Michael Burghers (1647/8–1727) was an engraver and draughtsman.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 54545.
Custodial History
Puttick & Simpson, 2 March 1866, lot 173; bookplate of F. P. Morrell.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 15 March 1971, lot 322a, with the help of contributions from Albi Rosenthal and Christ Church.
Bibliography
- See Margaret Crum, 'An Oxford music club, 1690-1716', BRL, 9 (1973-8), 83-99.
Physical Facet
19th-century quarter calf
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Rules of a music club
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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