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Deidamia: MU.385.C

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Deidamia
Deidamia : an opera / compos'd by Mr. Handel.

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric
Librettist: Rolli, Paolo
Binder: Cockerell Bindery

Categories

Description

Overture, sinfonias, arias and duet, but without the recitatives.
Text by Paolo Antonio Rolli.
Passe-partout engraved t.p.; title within large cartouche, surmounted by an eagle and with three winged cupids at the bottom, with musical instruments.
Engraved music throughout.
"A Table of the Songs in the Opera call'd Deidamia" -- -- preliminary page [3], with publisher's advertisements below.
Singers named include Andreoni, Savage, Reinhold, Francesina, Monza, and Edwards.
Words in Italian.
Founder's bequest, 1816. Inscribed on title page: "R. Fitzwilliam, 1767".
Received stab stitched in paper covers. Bound in quarter Morocco leather Cockerell paper sides and vellum tips by the Cockerell Bindery in March, 1981.
Former shelf numbers: 31.F.18 & x.2.58(c).

Measurements and weight

1 score ([4], 89 pages) ; 35 cm (fol.)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1741 : London :Printed for & sold by Ino. Walsh at the Harp & Hoboy in Catherine Street in ye Strand,[1741]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.385.C
Primary reference Number: 278748
ALMA control 001: 991006418527103606
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 December 2020 Updated: Tuesday 16 February 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Deidamia" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/278748 Accessed: 2024-12-22 10:34:05

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