A collection of ayres compos'd for the theatre, and upon other occasions / by the late Mr. Henry Purcell.

Record ID: 
71167
Accession number: 
PMC 68-71
Creator: 
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Title: 
A collection of ayres compos'd for the theatre, and upon other occasions / by the late Mr. Henry Purcell.
Uniform title: 
Selections. 1697
Published: 
London : Printed by J. Heptinstall for Frances Purcell ... and are to be sold by B. Aylmer ... W. Henchman ... and Henry Playford ..., 1697.
Notes: 

Music for a consort of (4) viols.
Parts for Violino Primo, Violino Secundo, Tennor, Bassus.
Each part has special t.p. and is separately bound.
Violino Primo: t.p.: p. [1]; letter from Frances Purcell to Charles, Duke of Somerset: p. [3]-[4].
P. 37-40, originally numbered 27-30, have been corrected by hand.

Provenance: 

From the library of Arthur F. Hill, with his bookplate in each part.

Associated names: 

Hill, Arthur F., former owner.
Cary, Mary Flagler, former owner.