Ruled music-stave book with musical examples
Book
1850s? (made)
1850s? (made)
The central panel of this book’s cover has been stitched in wool onto linen and inserted into the leather binding. In the mid 19th century there was a demand for novelty in the binding of gift books, which led to combinations of different techniques and materials. Gift books often contained poetry, but this example is filled with leaves of music manuscript paper.
Object details
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| Title | Ruled music-stave book with musical examples |
| Brief description | Music manuscript in Italian. Binding: with blue grained morocco with gold tooled border. On front cover is an insert of linen canvas with a tent stitch design in wool showing a parrot in a tree. Back cover labelled: Passatempi musicali. |
| Physical description | 23 leaves (17 blank) ; 21 x 29 cm. |
| Production type | Unique |
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| Summary | The central panel of this book’s cover has been stitched in wool onto linen and inserted into the leather binding. In the mid 19th century there was a demand for novelty in the binding of gift books, which led to combinations of different techniques and materials. Gift books often contained poetry, but this example is filled with leaves of music manuscript paper. |
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| Library number | MSL/1981/13 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2015 |
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