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61. Kings MS 335

Reference (shelfmark):
Kings MS 335
Title:
Numbers from French Operas, without accompaniment; taken from a collection of scurrilous political songs, arranged chronologically, across eight volumes.
Scope & Content:
Vol. vi, ff. 221, 1716-1725. passim. Numbers from French Operas, without accompaniment; taken from a collection of scurrilous political songs, arranged in chronological order. They all appear in Egerton MS 814-817. The initial words and the names of the tunes are given in the Index. passim. '...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1716-1725
Extent:
1 of eight volumes (221 folios)

62. Kings MS 336

Reference (shelfmark):
Kings MS 336
Title:
Numbers from French Operas, without accompaniment; taken from a collection of scurrilous political songs, arranged chronologically, across eight volumes.
Scope & Content:
Vol. vii, ff. 224, 1725-1732. passim. Numbers from French Operas, without accompaniment; taken from a collection of scurrilous political songs, arranged in chronological order. They all appear in Egerton MS 814-817. The initial words and the names of the tunes are given in the Index. passim. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1725-1732
Extent:
1 of eight volumes (224 folios)

63. Kings MS 337

Reference (shelfmark):
Kings MS 337
Title:
Numbers from French Operas, without accompaniment; taken from a collection of scurrilous political songs, arranged chronologically, across eight volumes.
Scope & Content:
Vol. viii, ff. 187, 1732-1749. passim. Numbers from French Operas, without accompaniment; taken from a collection of scurrilous political songs, arranged in chronological order. They all appear in Egerton MS 814-817. The initial words and the names of the tunes are given in the Index. passim....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1732-1749
Extent:
1 of eight volumes (187 folios)

64. Royal Appendix MS 55

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal Appendix MS 55
Title:
Collection of 16th century compositions, in French and Italian, by anonymous authors.
Scope & Content:
ff. 11. Songs, chiefly French, by anonymous composers. Nos. 1-9 appear to be for a treble voice; nos. 10 and 11, for a bass; and no. 12, for a tenor. Except where the contrary is stated, they are unaccompanied. 1. 'Fault jl qu'au mal que j'endure '; with accompaniment for lute, in tablature. f. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 item (11 folios)

65. Royal MS 12 E I

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 12 E I
Title:
Scope & Content:
Lives of Saints and theological collections of the early 14th cent., in Latin; bound up with a Latin metrical arithmetic and other matter in hands of the 15th cent. Contents: 1. Algorismus Metricus: the common versified arithmetic [by Alexander de Villa Dei], cf. 8 C. IV, art. 11. Without title...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
14th century-15th century
Extent:
1 volume (197 folios)

66. Sloane MS 292

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 292
Title:
Volume containing chiefly writings of a medical nature, and including the melody and words of two anonymous songs
Scope & Content:
The principal contents of the MS are of a medical nature. includes: f. 1 b Marrick Abbey; Yorkshire: A metrical prophecy found in: 17th cent. f. 1 b Prophecies: Prophecy found in Marrick Abbey: 17th cent. ff. 1-47 b, 53-59 b John Dixon, of Sleaford: Notes and additions to an old collection of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
10th century-18th century
Extent:
1 volume (6 folios)

67. Stowe MS 1081

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 1081
Title:
Twelve ink drawings of persons and groups, elaborately executed by a French artist, generally without removing the pen from the surface. Opposite each drawing are one or more anonymous French songs for voice with a bass for harpsichord, in score. On the covers are two similar figures cut out of the upper vellum skin with a penknife.
Scope & Content:
The first six songs are described as 'Airs,' the others as 'Chansons à boire, à dancer,' etc. 'Philis, quel destin dois-ie suiure.' f. 4. 'Me veux tu voir mourir ' (cf. Add MS 17991, f. 47b, the date of which is about 1620-1621). f. 5b. 'Source des plus aymables charmes.' f. 8. 'Puisque ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 volume (32 folios)