Tune book,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 Cwrtmawr Music MS 3 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls006067258
  • Dates of Creation
    • [18 cent., second ½].
  • Language of Material
    • Musical notation, English.
  • Physical Description
    • 40 ff. (text frequently inverted) ; 90 x 145 mm. Full calf with blind fillet over wooden boards, rear cover cracked, paper repair to spine, ?19 cent.
  • Location
    • DE/SOUTH SA/OPEN SHELVES
      ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Tune book, compiled mainly during the second half of the eighteenth century, containing psalm-tunes, interspersed with notes, 1780s-1790s, relating to the dyeing of cloth.

Access Information

Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: Cwrtmawr Music MS 3 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].

Alternative Form Available

Available on microfilm at the Library.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright laws apply.

Appraisal Information

Item: 1.1 Manuscript Volume (Cwrtmawr Music MS 3). Action: Condition reviewed. Action identifier: 6067258. Date: 20040727. Authorization: Selected for conservation. Authorizing institution: NLW. Action agent: J. Thomas. Status: Manuscript Volume (Cwrtmawr Music MS 3) : Entire book block discoloured to llight brown colour, pastedowns mould damaged and losses on front board, acidic paper gives reading of pH 4, Iron Gall ink migration, both boards detached, front board snapped in two, leather dry and brittle, curator instructs not to rebind volume. Institution: WlAbNL.
Item: 1.2 Manuscript Volume (Cwrtmawr Music MS 3). Action: Conserved. Action identifier: 6067258. Date: 20040805. Authorizing institution: NLW. Action agent: J. Thomas. Status: Manuscript Volume (Cwrtmawr Music MS 3) : Pulled, deacidified, repaired and re-sewn, repaired broken board. Institution: WlAbNL.

Custodial History

Signatures of Watkin Watkin, 1748, and William Jones, 1747 (inside front cover); Timothy Evans, clothier, of Cwm Clydach, Glamorgan, 1764-1785 (ff. 1, 2 verso, 23, 31 verso); and 'David Timoth', 1786 (f. 6 verso).

Additional Information

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