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Question: Why weart thou made, A[nswer] To serve God uncreated / [at end of text on f. 123] Finis John Silvester.: MU.MS.782.f.122

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Question: Why weart thou made, A[nswer] To serve God uncreated / [at end of text on f. 123] Finis John Silvester.
Why wert thou made? To serve God uncreated

Maker(s)

Composer: Silvester, John

Categories

Description

For A, b.
Dialogue.
The melody is from the Genevan psalter, for Psalms 18 (Je t'aimerai en toute obeissance) and 144.
The first verse is with the music on f. 122, the other verses are written as text on leaf 123.
Title from first line and caption.
Copyist manuscript in ink.
1.1.1 A Why wert thou made. To serve God d C-3 bB 1-'D/FF/2EEFG/AG1F/E-/C2DF/1EG/

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (f. 122, 123) ;31 cm

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Dating

Circa 1620 - Circa 1629

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.782.f.122
Primary reference Number: 253870
ALMA control 001: 995167633803606
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 14 October 2020 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Question: Why weart thou made, A[nswer] To serve God uncreated / [at end of text on f. 123] Finis John Silvester." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/253870 Accessed: 2024-11-25 20:51:59

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