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Summer's last will & testament : a masque for orchestra, chorus, & baritone solo to words taken from the Pleasant Comedy of that name written in 1593 by Thomas Nashe: PB 21-2016

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Summer's last will & testament : a masque for orchestra, chorus, & baritone solo to words taken from the Pleasant Comedy of that name written in 1593 by Thomas Nashe

Maker(s)

Author: Nashe, Thomas
Composer: Lambert, Constant
Illustrator: Ayrton, Michael
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Categories

Description

The music by Constant Lambert ; the drawings by Michael Ayrton.
1 vocal score (78 p.) ; 40 cm.
With accompaniment arranged for piano duet.
"No. 12" of a limited edition of 150 copies, signed by the composer and artist.

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2016) by Moldon, Peter L.

Dating

Production date: AD 1946

Note

"The book was designed and the letterpress was printed by Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge; it was set by The Stellar Press [Hatfield] ... the plates were selected and printed by Christopher Skelton at his Press at Wellingborough." --t.p. verso.

Privately printed - This number 70 of 230 copies.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 21-2016
Primary reference Number: 208396
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 17 February 2016 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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