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1. Sloane MS 1021

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 1021
Title:
Commonplace book of Johannes Stobaeus, containing musical compositions and instructions for the lute
Scope & Content:
Commonplace book of Johannes Stobaeus (or Stobäus), Kapellmeister to the Elector of Brandenburg, compiled at Königsberg in and shortly before 1640. The book contains vocal and instrumental music, writings on music and drawings of instruments. Many of the pieces are probably Stobaeus's compositio...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
German, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1640
Extent:
1 volume

2. Sloane MS 3888

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 3888
Title:
Volume of miscellaneous material relating to law and mathematics, with a commonplace book and musical compositions for lute
Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 2-4 Joannes Mercerius, Professor of Jurisprudence at Bourges: Conciliator: 17th cent. ff. 5-9 Mathematics: Quædam de figuris mathematicis: 17th cent. ff. 10-21 Commonplace Books: : 17th cent. ff. 22 b-27 b, 30 b-42, passim Music: De musica: 17th cent. [f. 22b A short piece for Lut...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Sloane MS 2923

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 2923
Title:
Personal collection of traveller Engelbert Kæmpfer relating to late 17th-century Persia, including dance music, and Russian travel diaries
Scope & Content:
Includes: ff. 3b-36, 101b-115. Compositions for Lute. The initials J. A. K. (appended to nos. 1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 19, 28, 47, 50, 62 and 63) are supposed to be those of J. A. Kämpfer, no doubt a relation of Engelbert Kämpfer, the traveller, in whose hand most of the rest of the MS is. Detai...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, and Russian
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume (115 folios)