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The Wolley charters range in date from the beginning of the thirteenth to the first half of the eighteenth centuries, but the majority date from the mid thirteenth to the late fourteenth centuries. They are mostly concerned with land transfers. In addition, there are some wills and marriage sett...
Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours')
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Contents: ff. 1r-6v: Calendar, use of Sarum, with saints in blue, red, mauve and gold. Besides the usual Sarum saints are included the feasts of Dominic (30 May), Botolph (17 June), Mildred (13 July), Paulinus (10 October), Ethelburga of Barking (11 October), the Translation of Wilfred (12 Oct...
Collection of papers removed from Yates Thompson MSS
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A collection of modern papers removed from other Yates Thompson MSS. Contents: [ir-iir]: Table of contents. ff. 1r-3r: A 1453 bond by Jean, Bastard of Orleans, count of Dunois and of Longueville, to Bertrand de Beauvais, for 200 crowns, with a 1469 and notarial certificate of receipt (ff. 1r-...
Collection of papers removed from Yates Thompson MSS
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A collection of over 100 papers and letters to Henry Yates Thompson removed from other Yates Thompson MSS, mostly from museums and libraries in England and abroad offering provenance information, translations, and commentaries on his manuscript collection. Includes letters from M. R. James (15r...
Stefan Zweig Collection: Music, literary and historical manuscripts
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Comprising items collected by Stefan Zweig and by his immediate heirs, with a number presented to Zweig by the writers. All manuscripts are autograph unless otherwise stated. A number of the music manuscripts from the collection were formerly placed on loan in the British Library, the Mozart man...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major for piano, op. 60
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Autograph. Written in ink, on systems of two staves. Tempo direction ‘Allegretto’. Headed by the composer ‘Barcarolle / pour le piano / dedié a Madame la Baronne de Stockhausen / par F Chopin. Op. 60 / Leipsic Haertel. Paris Brandus (Schl.) - Londres Wessel.’ (f. 1r); ‘fine’ at end (f. 4r). With...
Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for piano and orchestra: solo piano part, with reduction of orchestral accompaniment for a second piano
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Autograph. In score. Written in black ink on systems of four and five staves, one stave for the most part left blank; some clefs and key signatures in Part I (ff. 3v-8r) are in red ink. With a few annotations and corrections in pencil on. ff. 10r and v, 11r, 16r. Contents as follows: f. 3r. Ti...
Léo Delibes: ‘Lakmé’, opera in three acts (libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille), 1883: duet ‘J’ai marché sous les hautes fougères’ for Gèrald and Frédéric
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Autograph. Vocal score. Written in ink on systems of four staves. Corrections in ink throughout. Tempo direction (at bar 3) ‘Moderato’. Comprising an additional scene, replacing spoken dialogue, headed (f. 1r) ‘No.18 (Nouveau) Scène (G)’, with a note that the first bar replaces the last bar of t...