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1411. Egerton MS 809/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 809/1
Title:
Detached former binding from Egerton MS 809
Scope & Content:
The miniatures and major initials were originally covered by silk curtains, which have now been removed and are stored with the original covers, now detached from Egerton MS 809. These covers are blue velvet over boards, the upper cover has an inlaid oil-painted wood panel in colours on a gold...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1400-1499
Extent:
Detached binding with wood panel

1412. Egerton MS 2327

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2327
Title:
Rough copies of twelve airs for pianoforte, with accompaniment for flute or violin, in score by Ludwig van Beethoven
Scope & Content:
Connected with his arrangements of English, Scotch, Welsh, and Irish airs. Autograph. They were all of them published in Seeks variirte Themen (op. 105) and Zehn variirte Themen (op. 107), about the year 1817. From op. 107 are taken nos. 1-4 (nos. 9, 10, 2, 8, respectively), no. 9 (no. 4), and n...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1817
Extent:
1 volume (7 folios)

1413. Egerton MS 2335

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2335
Title:
Two symphonies by Franz Joseph Haydn
Scope & Content:
Symphonies (nos. 47 and 48 in Spitta's list), for bassoon, flute, 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, and bass, in parts, by Haydn; being the copies made by his amanuensis, J. Radnitzky, and sent to William Forster, the London music-printer, for publication, on 25 October, 1784 (see...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1784
Extent:
1 volume (35 folios)

1414. Egerton MS 3040

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3040
Title:
Frédéric Chopin: Two polonaises, op. 40, no. 1 in A (ff. 2-3), and no. 2 in C minor (ff. 4-5v), for pianoforte
Scope & Content:
Autograph. Composed on the Island of Majorca, 1838-1839, and published in 1840. Autograph title page (f. 1) '2 Polonaises pour le piano forte dediées a Mr. Jules Fontana par Chopin. Oe[u]v. 40 [altered from 39]'. In some bars the music is not written out but indicated by numbers and letters. Som...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 item

1415. Egerton MS 3145/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3145/1
Title:
Detached binding from Egerton MS 3145
Scope & Content:
An earlier binding (18th century?) for Egerton MS 3145, of stamped brown leather on beech boards covered with badly worn green velvet with impressions of corner-pieces and bosses. This binding appears to have been made for a larger manuscript and is now kept separately.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
Leather, beech, and velvet binding formerly attached to Egerton MS 3145 (Epistles and Revelation (Gregory-Aland 699; Scrivener paul. 266; von Soden δ 104), concluding portion of the manuscript of the entire New Testament of which Add. MS 28815 is the earlier portion)

1416. Egerton MS 3157/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3157/1
Title:
Detached binding formerly attached to Egerton MS 3157
Scope & Content:
Detached binding formerly attached to Egerton MS 3157, of wooden boards covered in tooled dark brown leather, with one central metal boss on each board.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

1 detached binding

1417. Egerton MS 3277/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3277/1
Title:
Detached former binding of Egerton MS 3277 (the 'Bohun Psalter')
Scope & Content:
18th-century binding with spine pasted to inside lower cover, formerly attached to Egerton MS 3277 (the 'Bohun Psalter').
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
Detached former binding

1418. Foster 1055

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1055
Title:
Lacquered and gilt manuscript box from Myanmar
Scope & Content:
Wooden manuscript box for a Burmese palm leaf manuscript; decorated with lacquer, gilt and glass inlay, 19th century, Myanmar.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 Item

1419. Foster 1056

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1056
Title:
Lacquered and gilt manuscript box from Northern Thailand
Scope & Content:
Wooden manuscript box for a folding book (samut khoi); decorated with gilt, lacquer and glass inlay, 19th century, Northern Thailand (Lanna)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 Item

1420. Foster 1057

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1057
Title:
Manuscript cabinet from Thailand
Scope & Content:
Manuscript cabinet, 19th century Thailand. Wood, gilt, lacquer and glass inlay.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1900
Extent:
1 Item

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