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1. Add MS 4909-4923

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Musical collections of Sir John Hawkins.
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts from the library of Sir John Hawkins, 18th-century writer on music. The manuscripts date from the early 16th to the 18th centuries, with most being 18th-century copies.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, German, and Latin
Date Range:
[1500-1799]
Extent:
15 volumes

2. Add MS 4916

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HAWKINS COLLECTION. Vol. VIII (ff. 31). Quotations from the 'Deipnosophistae' of Athenaeus, concerning ancient musical instruments; 18th cent. Latin. Athenaeus, of Naucratis: Extracts rel. to musical instruments, from his 'Deipnosophistae': 18th cent.: Lat.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 4914

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Hawkins Collection. Vol. VI. 'Brevis Musicae Isagoge', by Johann Fries of Zurich
Scope & Content:
Settings of works by classical authors, for 4 equal voices, scored from 1555. From the printed edition, the dedication of which is dated 1554, it appears that only one of the parts (retained from the original edition of 1550) was by Frisius himself, the other three being added by his friend Hen...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (15 folios)

4. Add MS 4909

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HAWKINS COLLECTION. Vol. I (ff. 106). Transcripts made for Dr. Johann Christoph Pepusch of the musical portions of Cotton MS. Tiberius B. ix; early 18th cent. Viz.:-Treatises:- (a) compiled by Robert de Handlo from Franco of Paris. ff. 1-11;- (b) by Egidius de Muris. ff. llb-17b;- (c) by Walter ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 4912

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HAWKINS COLLECTION. Vol. IV (ff. 160). Transcript made for Dr. Pepusch of the greater part of the musical treatises in the Waltham Abbey MS. (i.e. Lansdowne MS. 763), which was written by John Wylde circa 1460; early 18th cent. Latin and English. The names of the writers are given in the Index o...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item