COLLECTION NAME:
Methodist Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~19~19
Methodist Collection
Collection
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Image Number:
Bookreader Percy 878
image_number
Bookreader Percy 878
Image Number
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
false
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 fly-leaves and recto of rear fly-leaf. On p.1: 'Joseph Lees His Book October 27. 1833'. On rear fly-leaf (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 fly-leaves and recto of rear fly-leaf. On p.1: 'Joseph Lees His Book October 27. 1833'. On rear fly-leaf (recto): Mr John Lees His Book 1848...'.
Description
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Language:
English
language_name
English
Language
false
Language Code:
eng
language
eng
Language Code
false
Subject:
Hymns
subject
Hymns
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Archives
category
Archives
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Music
class
Music
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
227 mm
item_height
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 Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-05