Project / Collection: Egerton Manuscripts / Level: [40] File - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 2740
Title:: Overtures and other pieces, apparently all from operas, by Michael William Balfe
Scope & Content:: Almost entirely autograph. With the exception of no. 5, they are in full score, the instrumental portions being written for flutes (ottavino, etc.), oboes, clarinets, trumpets, horns, bassoons, trombones, drums (including occasionally tamburo militare), cymbals (not indicated in no. 1), ophiclei...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: English, French, and Italian
Date Range:: 1836-1868
Extent:: 1 volume (370 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 2741
Title:: Numbers from operas, and a pianoforte solo by Michael William Balfe
Scope & Content:: ff. 1-131. Numbers from Operas by M. W. Balfe, mostly autograph, and in full score, the instrumental portions being written for flutes, oboes, clarinets, trumpets, horns, bassoons, trombones, ophicleides, drums, cymbals, and strings; 1858 (see f. 48), etc.. Several of the pieces are mere fragmen...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: French and Italian
Date Range:: 1858-c 1869
Extent:: 1 volume (138 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 2745, ff 1r-114v
Title:
Scope & Content:: Lectionary, beginning with Monday of the Bright Week, imperfect at the beginning.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Greek, Ancient
Date Range:: 12th century
Extent:: 114 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 2745, ff 114v-165v
Title:
Scope & Content:: Synaxarion, ff 114v-163r, followed by rubrics on various feasts, ff 163v-164v, and a pasted leaf with fragments from another Gospel book or lectionary, ff 165r-v.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Greek, Ancient
Date Range:: 12th century
Extent:: 50 folios

Search