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Jones, Edward, 1752–1824

The bardic museum : of primitive British literature, and other admirable rarities : forming the second volume of the Musical, poetical, and historical relicks of the Welsh bards and druids ... : containing, the bardic triads, historic odes, eulogies, songs, elegies, memorials of the tombs of the warriors, of King Arthur and his knights, regalias, the wonders of Wales, et caetera : with English translations and historic illustrations : likewise, the ancient war-tunes of the bards ... to these national melodies are added new basses, with variations ...

1802

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The bardic museum : of primitive British literature, and other admirable rarities : forming the second volume of the Musical, poetical, and historical relicks of the Welsh bards and druids ... : containing, the bardic triads, historic odes, eulogies, songs, elegies, memorials of the tombs of the warriors, of King Arthur and his knights, regalias, the wonders of Wales, et caetera : with English translations and historic illustrations : likewise, the ancient war-tunes of the bards ... to these national melodies are added new basses, with variations ... /, London : Printed by A. Strahan, for the Author, 1802, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.




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    The bardic museum : of primitive British literature, and other admirable rarities : forming the second volume of the Musical, poetical, and historical relicks of the Welsh bards and druids ... : containing, the bardic triads, historic odes, eulogies, songs, elegies, memorials of the tombs of the warriors, of King Arthur and his knights, regalias, the wonders of Wales, et caetera : with English translations and historic illustrations : likewise, the ancient war-tunes of the bards ... to these national melodies are added new basses, with variations ... / by Edward Jones ...

  • Published/Created

    London : Printed by A. Strahan, for the Author, 1802.

  • Physical Description

    xx, 112 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    M1742.A2 J772 1802+ Oversize
    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Public Domain

  • Classification

    Music (printed)

  • Notes

    "Jones had prepared a third volume, a portion only of which was published at his death, the remainder being issued subsequently."-- Cf. New Grove.
    Frontispiece engraving by Thomas Rowlandson; after Julius Ibbetson and John Raphael Smith.
    New Grove v. iv, p. 658
    MUSRA: Bound with the author's Musical, and poetical relicks, 3d ed. London, 1811.
    BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary quarter roan and marbled boards. Inscribed: Charlotte Leeds.
  • Subject Terms

    Bards and bardism. |
    Leeds, Charlotte -- Autograph . |
    Music -- Wales. |
    Strahan, A. -- Printer. |
    Welsh poetry.

  • Form/Genre

    Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1802.

  • Contributors

    Ibbetson, Julius, 1759–1817, ill. | Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827, engraver. | Smith, John Raphael, 1752–1812, ill.

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Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

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