Book/Printed Material Ancient songs, from the time of King Henry the third, to the revolution ...

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Title

  • Ancient songs, from the time of King Henry the third, to the revolution ...

Names

  • Ritson, Joseph, 1752-1803, ed.
  • Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for J. Johnson, 1790.

Headings

  • -  Ballads, English--England--Texts--Early works to 1800
  • -  Songs, English--England--Texts--Early works to 1800
  • -  Music--England--History and criticism
  • -  English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700

Genre

  • Bookplates (Provenance)--D LC

Notes

  • -  Title vignette.
  • -  Observations on the ancient English minstrels, and Dissertation on the songs, music, and vocal and instrumental performance of the ancient English: p. i-lxxvi.
  • -  Printed in 1787 but not published till 1792. cf. ed. 1829.
  • -  Later editions have title: Ancient songs and ballads, from the reign of King Henry the Second to the revolution.
  • -  LC Copy: Ex-libris: Bell, T., 1797
  • -  LAC ael 2021-05-06 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 2 p. l., lxxx, 332 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR1181 .R6 1790
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item R-054, Reel 170 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1983]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.
  • M1740 .R59 Copy 2.(Book-plate: J. Bell, 1797.)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 09014643

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. Ancient songs, from the time of King Henry the third, to the revolution. editeds by Ritson, Joseph London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1790. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/09014643/.

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Pre-1801 Imprint Collection, Ritson, J., ed. (1790) Ancient songs, from the time of King Henry the third, to the revolution. London: Printed for J. Johnson. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/09014643/.

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Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. Ancient songs, from the time of King Henry the third, to the revolution. ed by Ritson, Joseph London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1790. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/09014643/>.