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Subject String quintets Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Digitised Manuscripts (unavailable) Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Add MS 4900

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Add MS 4900
Title:
Banks collection. Vol. XLIV. Miscellaneous writings, ornamented with initials, portraits of saints, royal arms, etc., cut from a printed book.
Scope & Content:
The principal items are:- (1) Fragments of a transcript of a calendar (latest date 1537), for the months of May to October, giving the dates on which fairs are held in those months in various towns of England and Wales (Carmarthen). A few dates are also given in the lives of British sovereigns...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume (68 folios)

2. Add MS 30930

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Add MS 30930
Title:
Henry Purcell: Autograph manuscript of fantazias, sonatas and sacred part-songs.
Scope & Content:
The vocal music, for between three and five voices and continuo, has been copied from one end of the manuscript (folios 3r-29v) and the instrumental music from the other (folios 72v-30r reversed).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1678-1690
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 30930, ff 30-72v

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Add MS 30930, ff 30-72v
Title:
Henry Purcell: Fantasias, In Nomines and sonatas.
Scope & Content:
Fantasias, In Nomines and other works for viol consort, together with sonatas for violins and continuo. f. 43 (reversed). Sonatas for pianoforte and strings, by Henry Purcell. f. 46 (reversed). 'In nomine ': fantasia for 7 instruments, in score, by Henry Purcell. Autograph. f. 48 (reversed)....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1678-1690
Extent:
43 folios

4. Add MS 32377

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Add MS 32377
Title:
Collection of In nomines, etc., without words, followed (at f. 26) by sacred compositions in parts, and (at f. 78) by three Italian songs; by English composers of the 16th century.
Scope & Content:
ff. 2-25b passim, 75b, 76. Single parts (? for treble viol) of the following 5-part compositions.1. Piece ['Browning . . . The leaves be green'], wanting the beginning. 'Byrd.' f. 2. 2. Piece unnamed. Anonymous, ib. 3. 'Preludium.' 'Byrd.' ib. 4. 'Le Bergyre.' Anonymous. f. 5b. 5. 'Non vy dette....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1584
Extent:

1 volume