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51. R.M.23.h.1

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.23.h.1
Title:
Scope & Content:
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Mancia (Luigi). La Costanza nelle selve; 17th century, 18th century. ‘Favola Pastorale Per Musica Rappresentata Alla Corte Elettorale d’Hannover Negl’ozzi dell’Estate L’Anno 1697’, in 3 acts, with an overture; with woodwind and strings, in score. There is a list of the vo...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

52. R.M.23.k.6

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.23.k.6
Title:
Scope & Content:
(1-7.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Duets; 17th century, 18th century. Paper. [ff. 158]. 1. 124 ff. [ff. 1-124]. Steffani (Agostino): Duetti. A collection of 14 duets, with bass accompaniment, in score. i). ff. 1-6. Dolce e per voi soffrire. ii). ff. 7-15. Io mi parto o cara vita. iii). ff. 15b...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

53. R.M.23.k.18

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.23.k.18
Title:
Scope & Content:
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. No. X. Autograph excepting ff. 40b-49b. ff. 70. 1. ff. 1-11. Lungi dall’Idol mio. 2. ff. 11b-21. Occhi perche piangete. 3. ff. 22-31. Troppo cruda. 4. ff. 32-49. M’hai da piangere. 5. ff. 50-58. Rio destin. 6. ff. 59-70. Gia tu parti. Agostino Steffani, composer: ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

54. R.M.24.d.2

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.24.d.2
Title:
The Baldwin Collection of Motets, etc.: circa 1600, unless otherwise dated.
Scope & Content:
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. A volume in the script throughout of John Baldwin of Windsor (excepting ff. 87b-89), containing 203 motets, instrumental pieces, canons and contrapuntal exercises by various 16th century composers, some in score, some in separate parts. There are prefatory and concluding ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1590-1606
Extent:
1 item

55. Sloane MS 2052

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 2052
Title:
Sir Theodore de Mayerne, Pictoria, sculptoria et quae subalternarum artium (the 'Mayerne manuscript')
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains miscellaneous notes on the subject of artistic techniques, including the making of pigments, oils and varnishes, the priming and preparation of surfaces for painting, and the repair and conservation of paintings. The manuscript also contains notes of chemical experiments,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1620-1646
Extent:

1 volume

56. Yates Thompson MS 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Yates Thompson MS 28
Title:
Secreta secretorum, Il Tesoro and other texts
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-43r: Pseudo-Aristotle, Secreta secretorum. ff. 43v-130r: Brunetto Latini, translated by Bono Giamboni, Il Tesoro (translation of Li Livres dou Tresor). ff. 130v-143v: Miscellaneous texts. ff. 144r and 144v are blank. Decoration: The decoration of the manuscript has been...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1425
Extent:

1 volume

57. Yates Thompson MS 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Yates Thompson MS 36
Title:
Dante Alighieri, Divina commedia
Scope & Content:
Dante Alighieri, Divina commedia. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date for the manuscript of after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and cupola of Florence Cathedral, under construction during these years. Contents: 1. (ff. 1r-63v): Inferno. Incipit (f. 1r): 'Nel mezo d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1444-c 1450
Extent:

1 volume

58. Zweig MS 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Zweig MS 37
Title:
George Frideric Handel: ‘Floridante’, opera in three acts (libretto Paolo Antonio Rolli): final chorus ‘Quando pena la costanza’ from Act III
Scope & Content:
Autograph full score. Written in ink on systems of nine staves. No tempo direction. Headed ‘Coro’ (f. 1r) and with ‘Fine dell’ Opera à Londres ce 28 de Novembre 1721’ at the end (f. 4r). Part of Handel’s composition score of the opera. The discovery of this hitherto missing conclusion to the c...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1721
Extent:
1 volume (4 folios)

59. Zweig MS 57

Reference (shelfmark):
Zweig MS 57
Title:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’, opera in four acts (libretto, Lorenzo da Ponte), 1786: draft of part of Cherubino’s Act I aria ‘Non so più cosa son’ (K492, no. 6)
Scope & Content:
Autograph. Fragmentary draft in score. Written in ink on systems of ten staves. Tempo direction ‘Allegro vivace’ (f. 1r). Contains the opening 34 bars; all strings are scored in for the first 6 bars (f. 1r), thereafter only the vocal and bass lines are entered. Mozart’s headings ‘Atto 1mo’, ‘Ari...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
[1785-1786]
Extent:
1 volume (2 folios)

60. Zweig MS 60

Reference (shelfmark):
Zweig MS 60
Title:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet in E flat, for two violins, two violas and cello (K614)
Scope & Content:
Autograph full score. Written in ink on systems of five staves. Movement I (ff. 1r-6v), ‘All[egr]o di molto’; movement II (ff. 7r-10v) ‘Andante’; movement III (ff. 11r-12v) ‘Menuetto: Allegretto’ and ‘Trio’; movement IV (ff. 13r-18v) ‘All[egr]o’. Headed by Mozart ‘Quintetto:’ (f. 1r) and with hi...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
[1791]
Extent:
1 volume (18 folios)

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