Messiah : an oratorio in score : as it was originally perform'd /composed by Mr. Handel ; to which are added his additional alterations
Composer:
Handel, George Frideric
Engraver:
Houbraken, Jacobus
Engraver:
Gravelot, Hubert François Bourguignon
Librettist:
Jennens, Charles
Binder:
James, Angela
Additional alterations in Appendix.
Libretto compiled by Charles Jennens.
With "a list of the subscribers" -- p. [v-vi]
Includes index -- p. [vii]
A reissue of the 4th edition, with revised list of subscribers.
Former shelf mark: 31.F.32.
Founder's bequest, 1816. Inscribed on title page: "Fitzwilliam, 1799"
MU.399 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, 1980.
Former shelf number (MU.399): 31.F.32.
1 score ([viii], 188 ,35 p.) : port ; 37 cm.
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
Production date: circa AD 1769 : London :Printed by Messrs. Randall & Abell,[ca. 1769].
Accession number: MU.399
Primary reference Number: 278753
ALMA control 001: 994663263803606
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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