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Lansdowne MS 763

Record Id:

040-002077201

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

040-002077201

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001257.0x000334

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100165171256.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Lansdowne MS 763

Title:

A Volume fairly written on vellum in the fifteenth century, and containing ancient and very interesting treatises on musick by different authors.

Scope & Content:

4to.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Lansdowne Collection

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002060013
040-002077201

Is part of:

Lansdowne MS 1-1245 : Lansdowne Manuscripts

Lansdowne MS 763 : A Volume fairly written on vellum in the fifteenth century, and containing ancient and very interesting treatises on musick…

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-002060013[0597]/040-002077201

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

20 items

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1400

End Date:

1499

Date Range:

15th century

Era:

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