Book/Printed Material An essay for the further improvement of dancing, being a collection of figure dances, of several numbers, compos'd by the most eminent masters; describ'd in characters after the newest manner of Monsieur Feuillet

Title: An essay for the further improvement of dancing, being a collection of figure dances, of several numbers, compos'd by the most eminent masters; describ'd in characters after the newest manner of Monsieur Feuillet
Contributor Names: Pemberton, E.
Created / Published: London : J. Walsh [etc.], 1711.
Subject Headings: - Ballroom dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc; - Dance music; - Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals; - Notation for Dance; - Music for Dance
Notes: - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images.
Medium: 5 p. l., 54 pl. (partly fold.) ; 26 x 19 cm.
Form: print; electronic resource; remote
Extent: 5 p.l., 54 pl. (partly fold.) 26 x 19 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location: MT950.A2 P45; Microfilm Music 5000 Item P-020, Reel 152 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1983]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.134; http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/muspre1800.100020
Library of Congress Control Number: 11027714
Online Format: image
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/11027714
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Pemberton, E. An essay for the further improvement of dancing, being a collection of figure dances, of several numbers, compos'd by the most eminent masters; describ'd in characters after the newest manner of Monsieur Feuillet. [London: J. Walsh etc, 1711] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/11027714/.

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Pemberton, E. (1711) An essay for the further improvement of dancing, being a collection of figure dances, of several numbers, compos'd by the most eminent masters; describ'd in characters after the newest manner of Monsieur Feuillet. [London: J. Walsh etc] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/11027714/.

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