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The lutebooke of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury and Castle Island The lutebooke of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury and Castle Island : containing divers selected lessons / of excellent authors in severall cuntreys ; wherein also are some few of my owne composition, Herbert.
Olive green morocco, faded to brown over pulp boards, with evidence of ties. Gold tooling on covers.
Title from inscription on fly leaf.
In four manuscript hands, Scribe A (probably a professional copyist), Scribe B (Lord Herbert or Cherbury), Scribe C (Cuthbert Hely), and Scribe D (amendments to pieces by Bacheler, possibly holograph).
For further information on the possibly holograph amendments to pieces by Bacheler see Christopher Morrongiello "Notes from the scriptorum of Daniel Bacheler" (Lute notes, no. 69, April 1004, pages 11-13).
The date of the paper and the music copied by Scribe A would be before 1619 if Scribe D is Daniel Bacheler, who died in 1619. Lord Herbert copied a substantial number of pieces, mostly contemporaneously with Scribe A, but adding a few of his own dated 1626, 1627, 1628, 1639 & 1640. Cuthbert Hely's holograph music was added in the 1630s.
Watermark: "LEBE" below a large "B" ; counter mark : ship (two versions, one with three masts, another with two masts)
Former shelf numbers: 31.H.23 and 52.D; accession number MU 3-1956.
Bought at Sothebys on Thursday 17th January 1956, and given to the Fitzwilliam Museum by an anonymous donor and the Friends of the Fitzwilliam, 1956.
Former owners: "The gift of Lord Powis" -- note inside front cover in "... the penmanship of Mr Edward Jones of Henblas in the County of Merioneth, who had the honour of being stiled 'Harper to Geo IV' when Prince of Wales. W.D."
Olive green morocco, faded to brown over pulp boards, with evidence of ties. Gold tooling on covers.
History note: Bought at Sothebys on Thursday 17th January 1956, and given to the Fitzwilliam Museum by an anonymous donor and the Friends of the Fitzwilliam, 1956.
Given to the Fitzwilliam Museum by an anonymous donor and the Friends of the Fitzwilliam, 1956.
1 ms. score (94 leaves, bound) ; 34 cm
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Method of acquisition: Given (1956) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Ca 1618 - Ca 1640
Accession number: MU.MS.689
Primary reference Number: 252336
ALMA leader: 02967cdm a2200337 a 4500
ALMA control 001: 995026673803606
ALMA reference a: (UkCU)502667-depfacfmdb
Former shelf numbers: 31.H.23 and 52.D
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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Accession Number: 456
Accession Number: P.926-R
Accession Number: 2310
Accession Number: CM.194-2012
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