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Joshua : an oratorio in score as it was originally composed by Mr. Handel.: MU.402

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Joshua : an oratorio in score as it was originally composed by Mr. Handel.

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric
Librettist: Morell, Thomas
Engraver.: Houbraken, Jacobus
Engraver.: François, Gravelot
Binder.: James, Angela

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Description

HWV 64, oratorio for SATTB soli, SATB chorus and orchestra.
Libretto probably by T. Morell.
Engraved throughout, except letterpress list of subscribers (3 p.).
With frontispiece portrait of "George Frideric Handel" by "J. Houbraken, sculps. Amst." with a scene below engraved by Hubert François Gravelot -- page [2] of preliminary pages
"A list of subscribers" - pages [5]-[7] of preliminary pages.
"Index" - page [9] of preliminary pages.
Founder's bequest, 1816. Inscribed on title page: "Fitzwilliam, 1799".
Received bound in royal blue paper spine with marbled paper sides (sample preserved). Rebound in quarter goatskin with marbled sides and vellum tips, with original paste-downs retained by Angela James, 1981.
Former shelf mark: 31.F.35.

Measurements and weight

1 score ([10], 203, [1] pages) : portrait ; 37 cm (fol.)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1774 : Printed for Wm. Randall (successor to the late Mr. John Walsh) ...,[1774]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.402
Primary reference Number: 278741
ALMA control 001: 991006411021503606
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 December 2020 Updated: Monday 25 January 2021 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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