Collection of 48 Scottish country dances, with directions and music, written with calligraphic headings by 'Da. Young'
Collection of 48 Scottish country dances, with directions and music, written with calligraphic headings by 'Da. Young' in Edinburgh, 1740. Printed, Jack McConachie, Scottish country dances of the eighteenth century (London, 1960).
Dates
- Creation: 1740
Extent
54 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. d. 54, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Don. d. 54
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16544
Abstract
Collection of 48 Scottish country dances, with directions and music, written with calligraphic headings by 'Da. Young'
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Owned by Roderick MacLeod, principal of King's College, Aberdeen.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from D. Cleverdon and given by the Friends of the Bodleian, 1936. See Annual Report, F.O.B. XII, 1936-7, p.21 and Plate III.
Physical Facet
Contemporary Scottish red morocco binding, gilt, gold-tooled
- Title
- Collection of 48 Scottish country dances, with directions and music, written with calligraphic headings by 'Da. Young'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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