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Instrumental music. Selections: MU.MS 836

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Instrumental music. Selections
Concertos, &, The water musick / composed by Mr. Handel.
Concertos & The water musick

Maker(s)

Handel, George Frideric,

Categories

Description

Concertos & The water musick
A compilation of four manuscripts, each separately paginated except the third. Each manuscript is catalogued separately.
Cover title.
Copied between ca.1736-41 according to evidence from musical contents and paper characteristics (see D. Burrows).
Watermark (fly leaves): "LVG" below fleur de lis in crowned shield ; countermark: "IV"
Barrett Lennard binding style A group 4 (see D. Burrows)

Notes

History note: Provenance: Volume "[67]" (on spine, now missing) of the Barrett Lennard collection. Presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Francis Barrett-Lennard in memory of his father in 1902. Armorial boookplate of Henry Barrett Lennard on front paste-down. Separate labels underneath bookplate: "K3".

Legal notes

Presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Francis Barrett-Lennard in memory of his father

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (111, [1], [8], 32, [1], 56 p., bound) ; 44 cm.

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1902) by Barrett Lennard, Francis

Dating

Ca 1736 - Ca 1741

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS 836
Primary reference Number: 279142
ALMA control 001: 994212073803606
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 December 2020 Updated: Friday 8 January 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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