JOHN DEE (b.1527, d.1608): copy of unpublished treatises by Dee on sovereignty, etc.; circa 1593. Partly Latin. Title on cover 'Brytannici Imperii Limites'. Purchased from George Clive, Whitfield, Allenmore, Herefordshire, 13 April 1976. Paper; ff. 48 (old pagination 1-94). 41 lines. 226 x 165mm. (184 x 134mm.). Watermarks: Crossbow, Piccard, Werkzeug und Waffen, XI.2134, and Lion-GB, countermarks in Werkzeug und Waffen, XI.2133, 2134 (p. 278). Catchwords at foot of each page. Vellum cover...
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John Dee, astrologer: `Brytanici Imperii Limites' and other treatises by John Dee: circa 1593: Engl. and Lat: Copy.
Richard Arnell: Various music manuscripts. Autograph.
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Contents: 1. ff. 1-17. 'Love in Transit': French translation of the libretto by Tony Mayer; 1955. 253 x 202mm. 2. ff. 18-63. 'Astronaut One' for mixed media, op. 127; 1973. 304 x 240mm. 3. ff. 64-69. 'You, Love and I' (orig. title 'Counting the Beats'), song; 1963. One of four settings of t...