Image Number:
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Bookreader Percy 878
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Reference Number:
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Percy 878
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Series Title:
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Percy Hymn Book Collection
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Parent Work Title:
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An Old Manuscript Book
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Creator:
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Lees, Joseph
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Creator Role:
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Scribe
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Date Created:
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c1840
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Description:
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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...'.
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Language:
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English
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Language Code:
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eng
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Subject:
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Hymns
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
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Music
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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227 mm
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Item Width:
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290 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Percy, J. C. B . (former owner)
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
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References:
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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
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-02-09
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2012-05
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