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Mathew Holmes lute book, c 1600

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.05.78.03

Scope and Contents

Each page contains five lines of music on red staves of six lines. It seems to have been an exercise book, the tunes being similar to those in MS Dd.02.11, but of an easier character. Copied by Mathew Holmes. See also Dd.02.11, Dd.09.33, and Nn.06.36.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1600

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

1 volume(s) (75 leaves.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

In the Library by the mid 1750s.

Physical Description

Paper.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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