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Divine Harmony, or a new collection of select anthems, as used at Her Majesty's Chappels Royal... 1712
Contemporary red goatskin binding, with gold-tooling on both sides and spine. On both sides, an outer double fillet border; inner ‘panel’, formed of an outer single fillet and inner triple fillet, with circular tools on each of the inner corners; in the outer corners of the panel, the crowned monogram of Queen Anne (ARRA), flanked by palm fronds; on each of the outer sides of the panel, a triangular tool of swirling vines. On the right side, in the centre of the panel, the title: ‘CHAPL. ROYAL / WINDSOR’. Inside and sides of both boards gold-tooled with flower-head roll. Spine divided into six compartments by raised bands. Each compartment gold-tooled with a triple fillet border, diamond-shaped four-lobed centre tool, with an S-shaped swirl tool above and below. Contemporary marble endpapers. All edges gilt. Identical binding (with the exception of the spine) to RCIN 1053836 (Add B 53.1). | 18.5 x 11.3 x 1.3 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1053838
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This book was probably bound for use in the Royal Chapel during the reign of Queen Anne, as her monogram and the title: 'CHAPEL ROYAL WINDSOR' are gold-tooled on the binding. In the nineteenth century, it passed into the ownership of Julian Marshall, a prolific music collector. Notes in the flyleaves by J. W. Taphouse, an Oxford Councillor with an extensive music collection, suggest it may have passed into his ownership before being bought for the Royal Library in 1930 by Queen Mary.
Provenance
Probably bound for use in the Royal Chapel during the reign of Queen Anne; later owned by Julian Marshall (1836-1903), the music and print collector and writer; possibly sold as part of the Sotheby's sale of Marshall's printed music library on 29th July 1884; possibly owned by J. W. Taphouse of Oxford; bought for the Royal Library by Queen Mary in November 1930.
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Medium and techniques
Contemporary red goatskin binding, with gold-tooling on both sides and spine. On both sides, an outer double fillet border; inner ‘panel’, formed of an outer single fillet and inner triple fillet, with circular tools on each of the inner corners; in the outer corners of the panel, the crowned monogram of Queen Anne (ARRA), flanked by palm fronds; on each of the outer sides of the panel, a triangular tool of swirling vines. On the right side, in the centre of the panel, the title: ‘CHAPL. ROYAL / WINDSOR’. Inside and sides of both boards gold-tooled with flower-head roll. Spine divided into six compartments by raised bands. Each compartment gold-tooled with a triple fillet border, diamond-shaped four-lobed centre tool, with an S-shaped swirl tool above and below. Contemporary marble endpapers. All edges gilt. Identical binding (with the exception of the spine) to RCIN 1053836 (Add B 53.1).
Measurements
18.5 x 11.3 x 1.3 cm (book measurement (conservation))
18.5 x 1.5 cm (book measurement (inventory))
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