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A special loan exhibition of musical instruments, manuscripts, books, portraits, and other mementoes of music and musicians, formed to commemorate the tercentenary of the granting by King James I of a charter of incorporation to the Worshipful company of musicians in 1604 .., 1904
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137. Peri, Jacopo.—La Musiche di Jacopo Peri, nobil Fiorentino sopra L'Euridice del Sig. Ottavio Rinuccini.
2 The first modern opera ever printed or performed. Lent by Mr. A. H. Littleton.
3 Georgio Marescotti.
4 Florence, 1600.
638. Kircher, A.—Phonurgia Nova, sive Conjugium Mechanico—physicum Artis et Naturae.
7 This book of the learned Jesuit is a beautiful example of printing. Lent by Mr. J. E. Matthew.
8 1673.
10FRANCE.
1239. Missale secundum usum romane ecclesie. Lent by Mr. A. H. Littleton.
13 Mathias Hus.
14 Lyons, 1485.
15 Lines only printed.
1740. Gervaise, Claude.—Quart Livre contenant XXVI Chansons musicalles a troys parties. Lent by Mr. A. H. Littleton.
18 Pierre Attaignant.
19 Paris, 1550.
2141. Pseaumes de David.—Mis en Rhythme Françoise par Clement Marot et Theodore de Besze, avec nouvelle et facile méthode pour chanter chacun couplet des Pseaumes sans recours au premier. Lent by Mr. A. H. Littleton.
22 W. W.
23 Lyons, 1560.
2542. Pseaumes.—Edited by Pierre Davantes, who claims to have invented the numerical notation which appears in the volume for the first time.
2743. De Laborde.—Choix de Chansons mises en musique. Lent by Mr. A. H. Littleton.
28 De Lormel.
29 Paris, 1773.
31THE NETHERLANDS.
3344. Pynson.—Sarum Processional. Printed on vellum. Lent by St. John's College, Oxford.
34 1502.
3645. Manuale ad usum Sarum.—Lent by the Master and Fellow of Corpus Christi College.
37 Printed by R. Pynson.
38 London, 1506.
4046. Sarum Hymnal.—Lent by the President and Fellows of Magdalen College.
41 Printed by Kingston and Sutton. 1555.
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