COLLECTION NAME:
Methodist Collection
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Manchester~19~19
Methodist Collection
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Image Number:
Bookreader Percy 878
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Bookreader Percy 878
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false
Reference Number:
Percy 878
reference_number
Percy 878
Reference Number
false
Series Title:
Percy Hymn Book Collection
title_series
Percy Hymn Book Collection
Series Title
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Parent Work Title:
An Old Manuscript Book
title_larger_entity
An Old Manuscript Book
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Lees, Joseph
creator
Lees, Joseph
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Scribe
creator_role
Scribe
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
c1840
date_created
c1840
Date Created
false
Description:
Collection of short anthems, hymns, etc. copied 1833-48 by Joseph Lees. Music ascribed to Be[a]umount, J. Clark, Crab, Deane, Fawcet, Leach, Mayer, Sellers, Stanley, Walker, White (almost no ascriptions past p.19). 12 staves, with music almost all on 3- or 4- stave systems and often crossing centre of opening, with up to for pieces per opening. Some are provided with text. Contemporary index on inside cover, continuing to both front flyleaves and recto of rear flyleaf. On p.1: 'Joseph Lees His Book October 27. 1833'. On rear flyleaf (recto): Mr John Lees His Book 1848...'.
description
Collection of short anthems, hymns, etc. copied 1833-48 by Joseph Lees. Music ascribed to Be[a]umount, J. Clark, Crab, Deane, Fawcet, Leach, Mayer, Sellers, Stanley, Walker, White (almost no ascriptions past p.19). 12 staves, with music almost all on 3- or 4- stave systems and often crossing centre of opening, with up to for pieces per opening. Some are provided with text. Contemporary index on inside cover, continuing to both front flyleaves and recto of rear flyleaf. On p.1: 'Joseph Lees His Book October 27. 1833'. On rear flyleaf (recto): Mr John Lees His Book 1848...'.
Description
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Language:
English
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English
Language
false
Language Code:
eng
language
eng
Language Code
false
Subject:
Hymns
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Hymns
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Category of Material:
Archives
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Archives
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false
Sub-Category:
Music
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Music
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
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false
Support:
Paper
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Paper
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false
Item Height:
227 mm
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227 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
290 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Percy, J. C. B . (former owner)
former_repository
Percy, J. C. B . (former owner)
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
References:
Cooper, Barry. Catalogue of Pre-1900 Music Manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester (1997): Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 1997;79(2):27-102
references
Cooper, Barry. Catalogue of Pre-1900 Music Manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester (1997): Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 1997;79(2):27-102
References
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-02-09
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-05
Collection Code:
Methodist
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Methodist
Collection Code
false