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Add MS 14939
- Record Id:
- 040-002086623
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002086547
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001404.0x00037b
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- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 14939
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A copy of the printed work intitled " Antient British Music, or a Collection of Tunes never before published, which are retained by the Cambro-Britains (more particularly in North Wales), etc., Part I. To which is prefixed an Historical account of the rise and progress of music among the Antient Britons [by Lewis Morris]." Lond. 1742. Prefixed are several Extracts from Welsh manuscripts, relative to the same subject, in the handwriting of Richard Morris. The names of the tunes are also added by him, and at the end Instructions for the Crwth, in Welsh, and other Extracts from Mss., with a drawing of the silver harp at Mostyn, formerly bestowed on the Chief Harper. On the last leaf is a List of the names of the songs and melodies commonly used by the poets and harpers in Wales, collected by R. Morris, 1779, f. 35. Folio. [14,939.]
Music Collections of, Treatises of, and Anonymous: Collections relating to British music, by R. Morris.
Music Collections of, Treatises of, and Anonymous: Ancient British music, with an historical account of the rise and progress of music among the ancient Britons, by L. Morris.
Mostyn, Flintshire: Drawing of the silver harp there.
Richard Morris, alias Rhisiart Fynglwyd, alias Llewelyn Ddulwyd: List of the names of the songs commonly used by the harpers in Wales: 1779.
Richard Morris, alias Rhisiart Fynglwyd, alias Llewelyn Ddulwyd: Extracts from Welsh Mss. relating to music.
Lewis Morris, alias Llywelyn Ddu: Account of the rise and progress of music among the Britons.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002086547
040-002086623 - Is part of:
- Add MS 14866-14961 : Collection of Welsh Manuscripts, from No. 14,866 to No.14,961 inclusive, presented by the Governors of the Welsh School, London.
Add MS 14939 : A copy of the printed work intitled " Antient British Music, or a Collection of Tunes never before published, which are retained by… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002086547[0072]/040-002086623
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 14866-14961
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1742
- End Date:
- 1779
- Date Range:
- 1742-1779
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Morris, Lewis, alias Llywelyn Ddu
Morris, Richard, alias Rhisiart Fynglwyd, alias Llewelyn Ddulwyd - Places:
- Mostyn, Flintshire