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1. Egerton MS 1121

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 1121
Title:
Ulrich von Pottenstein, Das Buch der natürlichen Weisheit, a German translation of the Speculum Sapientiae, or Quadriparlitus Apologeticus
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains one of the twenty-two known extant copies of Das Buch der natürlichen Weisheit (The Book of Natural Wisdom), a German translation and expanded version of a Latin collection of 95 fables, known as the the Speculum sapientiae or Quadripartitus apologeticus, attributed to a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German
Date Range:
c 1430
Extent:

A parchment codex

2. Egerton MS 1693

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 1693
Title:
Miscellaneous papers of Robert Beale, 1569-1593
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous papers of Robert Beale, 1569-1593, comprising: continental correspondence; papers relating to Mary, Queen of Scots; and correspondence about the Church of England in the 1580s. This is a miscellaneous collection of papers once belonging to Robert Beale which have become separated...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1569-1593
Extent:
1 volume

3. Egerton MS 1900

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 1900
Title:
German translation of Niccolò da Poggibonsi’s Libro d’Oltramare; itinerary of a trip from Europe to the Holy Land and back; instructions for pilgrims to Jerusalem.
Scope & Content:
The main text of this manuscript recounts a first-person account of a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Mount Sinai. Because of the contemporary note on one of the original flyleaves (f. 156r, copied in 17th century on f. 1v) stating that Gabriel Muffel (d. 1498), third son of the Nuremburg patrician ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German
Date Range:
c 1465
Extent:
A paper codex

4. Egerton MS 1927

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 1927
Title:
Baptismal register of the church of St Theodor, Basel
Scope & Content:
The first of two baptismal registers of the church of St Theodor, Basel. This volume records baptisms during the years 1490-1625. Contents: ff. 1r-6v: Calendar in Latin. Printed, with rubrics in red. ff. 7r-7v: Ceremonies performed in preparation for use of the baptismal font, comprising: the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German, Hebrew, and Latin
Date Range:
1490-1737
Extent:

Paper codex

5. Egerton MS 1928

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 1928
Title:
Baptismal register of the church of St Theodor, Basel
Scope & Content:
The second of two baptismal registers of the church of St Theodor, Basel. This volume records baptisms during the years 1626-1737. Contents: ff. 1r-1v: Title-page, with list of rectors of the church of St Theodor, Basel, 1667-1819. ff. 2r-429r: List of baptisms, 1626-1737.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German and Latin
Date Range:
1490-1737
Extent:

Paper codex

6. Egerton MS 2380

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2380
Title:
ORIGINAL letters, etc., of, and relating to, Franz Joseph Haydn, the composer, viz.:- 1. [Franz] Joseph Haydn to Williain Forster, music printer of London; Estoras [Esterhaz], 8 Api-. 1787-28 Feb. 1788. Fr. and Germ. f. 1. 2. Charles Jerningham to W. Forster; Cawsey [Cossey, co. Norfolk], 24 Aug. 1781, f. 11. 3. Acquittance from Haydn, as "Maestro di Capella" of Prince Esterliazy, to William Forster for £70 for the copyright of symphonies, etc.; Esterhaz, 1786. Fr. Signed f. 12. 4. B...
Scope & Content:
William Forster, Music printer of London: Letters from, and papers relating to, F. J. Haydn: 1787-1797.: Fr. and Germ. includes: ff. 1-12 Franz Joseph Haydn, composer: Letters and acquittance to W. Forster: 1787-1788.: Fr. and Germ. f. 11 Charles Jerningham: Letter to W. Forster: 1781. f. 17 J...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
17 Aug 1781-25 Jan 1788
Extent:
1 item

7. Egerton MS 2746

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2746
Title:
A collection of compositions by Robert Alexander Schumann and Wilhelm Richard Wagner, as well as a letter, apparently by Wagner
Scope & Content:
1. March in G minor {deleted: B-flat}, no. 2 [of op. 76, by Robert Alexander Schumann]; 1st half of 19th cent. Autograph. ff. 1-2. 2. Sketch of the people's chorus (melody and bass only) from Act ii of 'Rienzi' [1839], by Wilhelm Richard Wagner; 1838-1839. Autograph. ff. 3, 3b. 3. Largo maesto...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
German
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 volume (5 folios)

8. Egerton MS 2795

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2795
Title:
Portion of a sketch-book of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven containing chiefly sketches of the quartets (op. 130-133). There are also several in 3/8 time.
Scope & Content:
Sketches (chiefly the violin part) of the following quartets for 2 violins, viola, and violoncello, and a canon, by Beethoven. 1. In B flat (op. 130). First movement, ff. l-3b, 5, 5b, 8, etc.;— and possibly the Danza Tedesca. ff. 6-8, passim. 2. In C sharp minor (op. 131). 'Adagio.' f. 4;— an...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
German
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 volume (16 folios)