Notebook of Zorzi Trombetta "da Modon", including a treatise on ship-building
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Description of the music from Augustus Hughes-Hughes, Catalogue of Manuscript Music: ff. 3v-7v passim. Chansons for 2 or 3 voices, in parts, apparently written in the north of Italy. Anonymous. 1. 'Jour a iour' (à 3). f. 3v. 2. 'Qu'en puisie ' (à 2). f. 4. 3. 'Vne fois auant que mourir' (à 3)....
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1562-1567
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This is the second of two volumes created by the splitting of Cotton MS Caligula B X. Contents: ff. 209r-212v: Four draft papers by Sir William Cecil. Containing arguments for and against a meeting between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. 21 and 30 Jun 1562. Another draft is below (...
Letters addressed to Sir Robert Cotton (d. 1631) by, among others, Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban (d. 1626) (ff. 10–11), Sir Thomas Bodley (d. 1613) (f. 25), William Camden (d. 1623) (ff. 58–65), John Dee (d. 1609) (ff. 135–136), Sir Edward Dering (d. 1644) (f. 143), John Donne (d. 1631) (ff. 153–154), William Laud, bishop of St Davids (1621–26) (the future archbishop of Canterbury, 1633–45) (f. 232), John Selden (d. 1654) (ff. 338–344), John Speed (d. 1629) (ff. 354–358) and James Ussher, ...
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Language(s): English and Latin; French (ff. 161, 288–291); Italian (ff. 174, 282); Greek (f. 353) Dated: 1595–1630; 19th century (415r–418r)
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1558-1561
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This is volume 1 of 2 volumes created from Cotton MS Caligula B X. Contents: f. 1r: Note ‘Scotland ab ao. 1558 usque 1567'. f. 1v: Note ‘Lord let mee knowe mine end & the munites of my dayes that I may be Certified how long I have to live saith David'. f. 2r: Inscription of Robert Cotto...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Scots