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1091. Add MS 5034

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Add MS 5034
Title:
Code of Laws, or Statutes, of the Grisons, Switzerland
Scope & Content:
Code of Laws, or Statutes, of the Grisons, Switzerland, written in the Romansch language, digested and translated from those composed in 1563 by Jan de Juvalta, by virtue of a commission, appointed by M. Jacom Wïetzel, and ratified by the ‘Comoen Grande’ in 1665. Additions were made in 1674, 168...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Romance languages
Date Range:
1518-1762
Extent:
1 volume (236 pages)

1092. Add MS 5035

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Add MS 5035
Title:
"Observations on regular Fortifications, with dry reveted ditches, where the works are raised in Amphitheatre" by Charles McKinnon, Esq
Scope & Content:
This work is accompanied by 25 plans (Published in Edinburgh, 1785). Annexed to this is a letter from Adam Smith to Charles McKinnon Esq, advising him to defer the publication of his papers, Edinburgh, 21 August 1782, and the Remarks on Fortification in their original shape, occupying only a pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1782-1785
Extent:
1 volume (8 pages)

1093. Add MS 5036

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Add MS 5036
Title:
A collection of motets, madrigals and parts of masses. Collected by University of Oxford.
Scope & Content:
Prefixed is a letter from Gabriel Mathias to the trustees of the British Museum, containing an extract from the will of James Mathias esq from which it appears that this volume, as well as Add MS 5037-5062, are in the handwriting of Henry Needler esq, their previous owner. The manuscripts were p...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

1094. Add MS 5036-5062

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Add MS 5036-5062
Title:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works
Scope & Content:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works. Prefixed to Add MS 5036 is a letter from Gabriel Mathias to the trustees of the British Museum, containing an extract from the will of James Mathias esq, from which it appears that these volumes are all...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
27 volumes

1095. Add MS 5037

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Add MS 5037
Title:
A collection of motets and fragment of masses by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Scope & Content:
Motets, in score, by Palestrina for several Sundays and Festivals . Unless the contrary is stated, they are for 5 voices. Nos. 1-13 and 15-17 are from the Offertoria, 1593. Also in this volume are fragments for 3 voices (unless the contrary is stated), from Masses by Palestrina. In the hand of H...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

1096. Add MS 5038

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Add MS 5038
Title:
Motets for various festivals by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Scope & Content:
1. [‘Motecta Festorura,’ Book i, 1590], for 4 voices, in score, by Palestrina. The nine missing numbers are given in Add MS 5037 (ff. 102-122b). ff. 2-69b. 2. 'Messa in canone‘; consisting of ‘Kyrie,’ ‘Gloria‘ and 'Credo,’ for 4 voices, in score, apparently by Palestrina. In the hand of Henry N...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

1097. Add MS 5039

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Add MS 5039
Title:
A score of the complete work ‘Madrigali Sprirituali’ Bk. II, by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Scope & Content:
‘Delli Madrigali spirituali à cinque voci, di Gio. Petro Luigi Prenestino {Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina}, maestro di Cappella di. St Pietro di Roma. 1594’. Appears to have been copied from a printed book. In the hand of Henry Needler (d. 1760).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

1098. Add MS 5040

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Add MS 5040
Title:
A collection of masses by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Giovanni Francesco Anerio
Scope & Content:
'Messe A Quattro Voci . . . Con il Basso Continuo per l'organo di novo diligentemente corretta Da Francesco Gannini. In Roma, Per il Mascardi, 1689.’ In score. In the hand of Henry Needler. The four Masses were published together in 1635. The first three are by Palestrina. Appears to have been c...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

1099. Add MS 5041

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Add MS 5041
Title:
A collection of masses, in score, by Abbate Domenico Dal Pane, op. v; published at Rome, in 1687
Scope & Content:
‘Messe deel’ Abbate Domenico dal Pane, Soprano della Cappella Pontefica, à Quattro, cinque, sei, e otto voci, estratti da esqisiti Mottetti del Palestrina. Opera quinta. In Roma, per il Mascardi, 1687’. Appears to have been copied from a printed book. In the hand of Henry Needler.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

1100. Add MS 5042

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Add MS 5042
Title:
A collection of sacred compositions by Orlando di Lasso
Scope & Content:
Sacred Latin compositions, scored by Needler from the following printed works by Orlando di Lasso. I. ‘Novæ Aliquot .... ad Duas Voces Cantiones .... Londini. Excudebat Thomas Este. 1598.’ These are 24 in all, for cantus and bassus, the last 12 being without words, ff. 1-19b. II. ‘Moduli Nondu...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

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