Mus. 802

Printed.

Mus. 802 Morley, Thomas, 1557-1602 A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke, set downe in forme of a dialogue: divided into three parts. ... With new songs of, 2. 3. 4. and 5. parts. By Thomas Morley, Batcheler of Musicke, and one of the gent. of her Majesties Royall Chappell. London: Imprinted ... by Humfrey Lownes, 1608 RISM B/VI/2 p. 598 Incomplete copy: ends at p. 176. See other copies of this work.

Provenance: from the Goodson bequest, described in Clement 1747 as 'Introduction to Musick Mr Morley No. 42 / London 1608', and in Malchair 1787 (f. 8) as 'Morleys traitise on Music'.

Upright format, 303 x 197 mm. Early C18th binding of marbled paper over boards, edged in vellum. Inside upper cover signed 'Richard Goodson [Jr]'. Clement's number '42' is written on the spine. No early bookplate. 19th-century shelfmark: K.4.17.

Microfilm: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford, reel 44.
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For other copies of this edition, see Mus. 803, and Mus. 804 (the latter from the Aldrich bequest).