Mus. 787

Printed. Lacks titlepage, and part of the dedication page.

Mus. 787 Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695 The vocal and instrumental musick of The prophetess, or The history of Dioclesian. Composed by Henry Purcell, organist of Their Majesties Chappel, and of St. Peters Westminster. London: Printed by J[ohn]. Heptinstall, for the author, 1691 ESTC, R202794; Wing (2nd ed.), P4223 ; RISM A/I P5927 Lacks title page, and part of dedication page. See other copies of this work.

Provenance: from the Aldrich bequest, listed in Archives 1717, item H44, as 'A Vol: of Mr Purcel's Music', to which a later hand has added 'Dioclesian'. There is an entry equivalent to the one in Archives 1717 in Dowding (main hand).

Upright format, 400 x 263 mm. Probably unbound until the early C20th, when it acquired its present binding of rough brown leather over boards. No early bookplate. C19th shelfmark: K.4.2.

Microfilm: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford, reel 41.
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For another copy, see Mus. 786.
For a copy of the 1690 play-text (by Thomas Betterton?) for which Purcell's music was composed, see f.3.57.