Manuscript on paper, in various hands, of a collection of 38 poems, many of them political and satirical commentaries on events and political figures between the reigns of Charles I and William III such as the Civil War; the Glorious Revolution; and R...
Description:
These poems, once collected and bound together, are now separated from the binding.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685., Grafton, Henry Fitz Roy, Duke of, 1663-1690., Heveningham, Henry., James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Lonsdale, John Lowther Viscount, 1655-1700., William III, King of England, 1650-1702., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Subject (Topic):
Courts and courtiers, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, English wit and humor, Satirical verse, English, Songs, English, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of the 1628 version of the poem "The deplorable life and death of Edward the Second" (Hubert denounced this edition and published his authorized fuller text in 1629), incomplete at end, lacking last 4 s...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327 and Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Subject (Topic):
In literature, English literature, English poetry, Historical poetry, English, Lute music, Political poetry, English, and Songs, English
Manuscripts, in different hands, of a collection of several dozen primarily satirical and anonymous poems, many scatological. The majority of the poems are political satires, especially concerning the abdication of King James II and the accession of ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Cleveland, Barbara Palmer, Duchess of, 1640-1709., Etherege, George, Sir, 1635?-1691., Hall, Jacob., James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683., and William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Political poetry, English, Verse satire, English, Ballads, English, Songs, English, Women, Conduct of life, Court and courtiers, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Verse - "A noble young 'squire that liv'd in the west,". - In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the first and second as well as the third and fourth columns are separated by ornamental rules.
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 17 original songs, many of them love songs, written in an interleaved copy of Rider's British Merlin, 1698. Titles include "The Deceitful Lover," "The scolding wife," and "Beauty's advocate or th...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Cuthbertson, George.
Subject (Topic):
Account books, English literature, English poetry, Love songs, Memorandums, and Songs, English
"View overlooking gardens, showing a band playing from the orchestra on the right; elegantly dressed figures strolling through gardens or seated at tables amongst trees; head-piece illustration to 'The Musical Entertainer', p. 21; with the score of a ...
Alternative Title:
Vaux-Hal Garden and Vauxhall Garden
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
G. Bickham
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Songs with piano, Songs with harpsichord, and Songs, English
"View overlooking gardens, showing a band playing from the orchestra on the right; elegantly dressed figures strolling through gardens or seated at tables amongst trees; head-piece illustration to 'The Musical Entertainer', p. 21; with the score of a ...
Alternative Title:
Vaux-Hal Garden and Vauxhall Garden
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
G. Bickham
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Songs with piano, Songs with harpsichord, and Songs, English
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
In five columns with the title and two woodcuts (one framed) above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules and the final two columns are in italic.
Autograph manuscript song texts and other writings by Charles Dibdin, some with watermarks dated 1794-1814; an autograph letter, signed, from Dibdin's wife Anne Dibdin to William Kitchiner, 1824 February 28, referring to her husband's death and to a b...
Description:
Charles Dibdin, English composer, author, and actor; husband of Anne Dibdin (1757-1835); father of engraver Anne Dibdin (born circa 1776).
Subject (Geographic):
England., Great Britain., and England
Subject (Name):
Dibdin, Anne, 1757-1835., Dibdin, Anne, approximately 1776-, Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814., Dibdin, E. Rimbault 1853-1941. (Edward Rimbault),, Freemantle, W. T. (William Thomas), Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827., and Sievier, Robert William, 1794-1865.
Subject (Topic):
Authors, English, Composers, English drama, Engravers, Illustration of books, Manuscripts, Collectors and collecting, Music, Instructions and study, Songs, English, Theater, and Vocal music
