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1. Add MS 28275

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 28275
Title:
ORIGINAL correspondence, etc., of Jacob Tonson and his son, Jacob Tonson, junior, booksellers; 1710-1782. Many of the letters in the latter part of the volume are addressed to Messrs. James Rivington and Fletcher.. Among the ,writers are:- [Sir] G[odfrey] Kneller; n.d., f. 7. J[ohn] Gay; n.d., f. 8. N[icholas] Rowe; 1 Aug. 1716, f. 22. [Rev.] Thomas Pyle; Lynn, 17 Sept. 1716, f. 24. W[illiam Wake, Archbishop of] Canterbury; 19 Sept. 1717, f. 31. H[umphrey] Prideaux [Dean of Norwich]; Norwi...
Scope & Content:
Jacob Tonson, Publisher: Correspondence of him and his son: 1710-1782. includes: ff. 1-3 Dictionaries: Papers on Dr. E. Castell's Lexicon Heptaglotton: 1660, 1661. ff. 1-3 Edmund Castell, DD, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge: Papers on his Lexicon Heptaglotton: 1660, 1661. f. 4 Mary Pawlett, d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1660-1782
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 29398

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 29398
Title:
Daniel Purcell: 'The Judgment of Paris', opera
Scope & Content:
'The Judgment of Paris': a masque for solo voices and 4-part chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for trumpets, oboes, flutes, strings, and kettle-drum, and a figured bass for harpsichord, in score; composed by Daniel Purcell in 1699 or 1700, and performed in 1701 (see f. 1b). Characters: M...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1700?
Extent:
1 volume (44 folios)