Mus. 859-62

Printed. Complete set of four partbooks.

Mus. 859-62 Rosier, Carl, 1640?-1725 Motetta, sive cantiones sacrae Caroli Rosier, serenissimi, et reverendissimi principis, ac domini, D. Maximiliani Henrici Archiepiscopi Coloniensis &c. musici, violistae. Operis secundi. Cologne: Apud Fridericum Friessem, 1668 RISM A/I R2652 Mus. 859: Vox prima; Mus. 860: Vox secunda et violin. I; Mus. 861: Vox tertia et violin. II; Mus. 862: Organum.

Provenance unknown, but most likely from the Aldrich bequest. The earliest catalogue entry for this item is by Hind in Archives 1717, where it is listed at shelfmark H62 as 'Rosier's In fletu solatium, & Motetta. 11 Books'; the entry must refer both to Mus. 859-62 and Mus. 852-8.

Upright format, 333 x 210 mm. Each partbook is stitched into a folder of modern card, and mounted impermanently on cords within an early C20th folder of stiff card and vellum. No early bookplates. C19th shelfmarks: K.4.73-6.

Microfilm: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford, reel 47.
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