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Mus. 803

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Mus. 803
Morley, Thomas, 1557-1602 Grove DNB
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

Provenance: for early owners, see below. The earliest catalogue entry for this copy is by Hind in Archives 1717, where it is listed at shelfmark K44: 'Morley's Introductn to Musick'.

Upright format, 295 x 200 mm. Early C17th binding of limp vellum, with stabs for ties at the fore-edge; the whole repaired in the C20th. On the spine, in C17th ink: 'Morleys Introduction to Musi[ck]'. Front flyleaf inscribed 'Rog: Goodday his booke. 1639'; the same name appears on the titlepage. Further annotations on titlepage: 'prec. vi. s' (= 6 shillings), in an early C17th hand; and the name 'Birch' (or Birck'), also C17th, probably later than Goodday. Shelfmark 'K.44' on front flyleaf. Bookplate 2. 19th-century shelfmark: K.4.18.

Microfilm: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford, reel 44.
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For other copies of this edition, see Mus. 802 (from the Goodson bequest) and Mus. 804 (from the Aldrich bequest).