- 664
Purcell, Henry
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2,500 - 3,500 USD
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- Purcell, Henry
- Three Elegies upon the much lamented loss of our Late Most Gracious Queen Mary. The Words of the two First by Mr Herbert. The latter out of the Oxford Verse; And Sett to Musick by Dr Blow and Mr Henry Purcell. London: Printed by J. Heptinstall, for Henry Playford, near the Temple-Church; or at his House over-against the Blew-Ball in Arundel-street, 1695
- ink, paper, vellum
Folio (314 x 187 mm), title within woodcut border, poem on verso by Mr Herbert "The Queen's Epicedium," type-set music, tear to title repaired with small pieces of tape, modern red morocco.
Provenance
Otto Haas, Catalogue 42 (2007), no.17. acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 2008
Literature
Wing H1494; ESTC R177946; Day & Murrie 141; RISM Recueils 16959; Zimmerman 383 & 504
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition. This collection contains Purcell's secular songs "Incassum Lesbia incassum rogas" Z.383 and "O Dive Custos Auricæ Domus" Z.504, both composed in early 1695, the latter to the words by Henry Parker (1604–1652). The "Mr Herbert," author of the poem "The Queen's Epicedium," set by Blow in English and by Purcell in Latin, is not George Herbert.