Manuscript collection of poems, mostly unattributed, with some attributed to Maria Banks (Woodley) Riddell (1772-1808) two of which are dated 1789, and some attributed to "W" and to "L." Contents include: lengthy narrative poems on brave knights and a...
Description:
Paper watermark: 1810.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Riddell, Maria, 1772-1808. and Tighe, Mary, 1772-1810.
Subject (Topic):
Classical poetry, Classicism, History, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, Classical influences, Fables, English, Ghost stories, English, Hymns, English, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English, and Women authors
Manuscript music book containing hymns and songs, vocal parts only, for treble and tenor. Most are identified by names of hymn tunes or Psalm numbers, and most are without texts. Songs with texts include "An Elegy Made on the Death of Queene Mary" and...
Description:
Staff notation.
Subject (Name):
Miles, Susanna, active 1759., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, and Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694
Subject (Topic):
Hymns, English, Singing, Instruction and study, Songbooks, English, and Songs, English
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of the texts of 69 hymns and religious poems. The hymns address such subjects as praise and thanks to God, rejoicing, and prayer, and each of the hymns is attributed to a 17th-century musician, with names such a...
