Copy of Music to Macbeth, ca. 1696 [manuscript], 1845.
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Copy of Music to Macbeth, ca. 1696 [manuscript], 1845.
Uniform title
Macbeth
Description
1 ms. score (23 leaves) ; 25 x 31 cm (Obl. Fo.)
Associated name
Eccles, John, -1735. author.
D'Avenant, William, 1606-1668. Macbeth.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Oliphant, Thomas, 1799-1873, transcriber.
Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, former owner.
D'Avenant, William, 1606-1668. Macbeth.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Oliphant, Thomas, 1799-1873, transcriber.
Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, former owner.
Scope and content
Literary text by William D'Avenant, adapted from William Shakespeare. A transcript, by Thomas Oliphant, of the original playhouse copy [ca. 1696], now in the British museum (Add. MSS. 12.219). Various notes by Oliphant, W.H. Cummings, and Tho. Robb, the bookseller.
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Provenance
Oliphant -- Cummings copy.
Source of acquisition
Purchased in Cummings library sale at Sotheby's, 17-24 May 1917.
Cited/described in
Charteris, R. Annotated catalogue of the music manuscripts in the Folger, 117
Item Details
Call number
W.b.531
Folger accession
cs747