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Early books of Scottish Songs > Calliope, or, English harmony > (90) Volume I [1], Page 83 - Syren of the stage

(90) Volume I [1], Page 83 - Syren of the stage
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/74533162
Description	Music, words and flute accompaniment. Headpiece illustration of a man in library sitting at desk writing with a quill. First line: Little syren [sic] of the stage.

Form / genre:	Images > Pictures > Illustrations > Book illustrations Images > Pictures > Prints > Intaglio prints > Engravings Images > Pictures > Vignettes
Subject / content:	Headpieces (layout features) Musical notation Sitting Songs Flutes (aerophones)
Person / organisation:	Holcombe, Henry, ca. 1693-ca. 1750 [Attributed name]
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Calliope, or, English harmony
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Description	A collection of English and Scottish songs engraved & sold by Henry Roberts engraver & printseller in London between 1739-1746.
Shelfmark	Glen.187
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1739-1746 [Date published]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Baroque Collections (object groupings) English Music Scottish Songs
Person / organisation:	Roberts, Henry, ca. 1710-ca. 1790 [Bookseller] Roberts, Henry, ca. 1710-ca. 1790 [Engraver]
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Early books of Scottish Songs
Description	Three early books of Scottish songs with melodies and illustrations. Includes songs printed between 1739 and 1746, the first printed collection of songs with their melodies, and songs with words by Allan Ramsay.