[Commonplace book], 1760-1788.

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[Commonplace book], 1760-1788.

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Manuscript commonplace book with entries in a single copperplate hand. Sources are given for most items, including the Gentleman's Magazine and other periodicals. Topics include modern theology and philosophy; natural history; antiquarian discoveries and definitions, local history and folklore; travels and voyages; medicine; and music. There are many lengthy musical entries, including a detailed description of the 1783 Grand Jubilee Handel concert and a discussion of early musical notation systems. Identified authors quoted include Bishop Tillotson; Voltaire; Rousseau; Linnaeus; Bougainville; William Stukeley; and William Godwin. The volume also contains over fifty newspaper clippings and other ephemeral printed items, pasted in and tipped in. There are a few later entries at the end of the volume in a different hand.

1 v. (ca. 300 p.) ; 32 x 20 cm.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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