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512. Mss Eur E70-E72
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E70-E72
- Title:
- Manuscript material for 'An Account of the Fishes found in the River Ganges and its branches, etc.'
- Scope & Content:
- Manuscript field notes, texts and drawings, which were used for the compilation of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton's An Account of the Fishes found in the River Ganges and its Branches (Edinburgh: A Constable & Co, 1822).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- Bengali, English, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1790-1822
- Extent:
- 3 items
513. Mss Eur F88 Series 2
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F88 Series 2
- Title:
- Mountstuart Elphinstone: Chiefly private correspondence with friends and relatives
- Scope & Content:
- Comprises the private and semi official correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone. This makes up a large part of the collection and has been arranged into four sub-series: juvenile and family correspondence; chiefly private correspondence with friends and relatives while in India; chiefly private...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English, French, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Marathi, and Persian
- Date Range:
- 1776-1859
- Extent:
- 141 files
514. Mss Eur F88 Series 12
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F88 Series 12
- Title:
- Mountstuart Elphinstone: Miscellaneous home papers from c 1831; and accounts and bills, 1808-1859
- Scope & Content:
- Comprises a wide range of home papers, including papers on the Church Commission [Mss Eur F88/404] and Club papers. There is a file of correspondence with John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone on the Indian Mutiny [Mss Eur F88/404]. It also contains accounts and bills of Mountstuart Elphinstone...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453), Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1700s-1800s
- Extent:
- 32 files
515. R.M.23.g.21-R.M.23.g.22
- Reference (shelfmark):
- R.M.23.g.21-R.M.23.g.22
- Title:
- R.M.23.g.21-22. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Torri (Pietro) or Steffani (Agostino). Briseide; 17th century, 18th century. ‘Dramma per Musica da recitarsi alla Corte Elettorale d’Hannover per il Carnevale dell’Anno 1696’, in 3 acts; for solo voices, chorus and instruments (woodwind and strings, and the bass is figured intermittently). Several ballets are included. Two copies. [Ascribed to Torri in Add.MS.32581, but ascribed by various authorities to Agostino Steffani]. Paper. Two volumes.
- Scope & Content:
- [Pietro?] Torri, composer: Vocal music: 17-18th cent: Lat, Ital: Copies. Agostino Steffani, composer: Vocal music: 17-18th cent: Ital: Copies.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 17th century-18th century
- Extent:
- 2 items
516. R.M.23.l.1-R.M.23.l.3
- Reference (shelfmark):
- R.M.23.l.1-R.M.23.l.3
- Title:
- R.M.23.l.1-3. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Steffani (Agostino). 80 Duets; early 18th century. A set, in 3 numbered volumes, of 80 duets all by Steffani, except nos. 16 and 18 in volume II which are by Pietragrua, and nos. 17 and 19 in volume II which are probably by Pietragrua; with bass accompaniment only, in score. There is a list of contents prefaced to each volume. In the same hand throughout. Paper. Three volumes.
- Scope & Content:
- Agostino Steffani, composer: Vocal music: 17-18th cent: Ital: Copies.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- Early 18th century
- Extent:
- 3 items
517. R.M.24.f.4-R.M.24.f.9
- Reference (shelfmark):
- R.M.24.f.4-R.M.24.f.9
- Title:
- R.M.24.f.4-9. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Byrd (William). Gradualia, Book II; 18th century. A late copy of the 1610 edition of the Gradualia, Book II, including the composer’s preface. Nos. 40, 42 and 43 are missing or incomplete in every book. 6 partbooks. In the same hand as R.M.24.f.10-15. and R.M.24.h.1-6. Paper. Six volumes.
- Scope & Content:
- William Byrd, composer: Music manuscripts: circa 1600-18th cent: Eng, Lat: Copies.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 6 items
518. R.M.24.f.10-R.M.24.f.15
- Reference (shelfmark):
- R.M.24.f.10-R.M.24.f.15
- Title:
- R.M.24.f.10-15. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Tallis (Thomas) and Byrd (William). Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur; 18th century. A late copy, in the same hand as R.M.24.f.4-9. and R.M.24.h.1-6., including prefatory matter, of the edition published in 1575. Paper. Six partbooks.
- Scope & Content:
- Thomas Tallis, composer and organist: Vocal music: circa 1600-18th cent: Lat, Eng: Copies.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 6 items
519. R.M.24.f.16-R.M.24.f.20
- Reference (shelfmark):
- R.M.24.f.16-R.M.24.f.20
- Title:
- R.M.24.f.16-20. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Byrd (William). [Liber Primus] Sacrarum Cantionum; 18th century. A late copy of the volume published in 1589 under the above title. 5 partbooks. In the same hand as R.M.24.d.1. Paper. Five volumes.
- Scope & Content:
- William Byrd, composer: Music manuscripts: circa 1600-18th cent: Eng, Lat: Copies.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 5 items
520. R.M.24.f.21-R.M.24.f.24
- Reference (shelfmark):
- R.M.24.f.21-R.M.24.f.24
- Title:
- R.M.24.f.21-24. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Marcello (Benedetto). Madrigali a Quattro Voci, Libro Primo; 18th century. A copy, including the composer’s preface, of the edition published in 1592, here erroneously dated 1582. 4 partbooks. Paper. Four volumes.
- Scope & Content:
- Luca Marenzio, composer: Music manuscripts: circa 1600-18th cent: Lat, Ital, Eng: Copies.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 4 items