Collection towards forming a history of the now obsolete office of the Master of the Revells, [1874].
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Description
- Title
- Collection towards forming a history of the now obsolete office of the Master of the Revells, [1874].
- Creator
- Burn, Jacob Henry, -1869
- Abstract
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Manuscript, in primarily one hand, of a collection of several hundred documents related to the office of the Master of the Revels, including printed matter, engravings, and handwritten notes. The volume contains historical information pertaining to the office, including engravings of the armorial insignia of the office of master of revels; a printed history of the word "revel"; and salaries of the Master, his assistants, and numerous musicians. The manuscript also contains numerous notes, biographies, and other documents related to individual Masters, including an original letter the Lord High Chancellor and Lord Chamberlain of H. M. Household, 1662 by Henry Herbert, Master of the Revels to Charles I and Charles II; a list of names in his hand; a genealogy of the family of George Buck, Master of the Revels to James I; newspaper clippings about Thomas Killigrew; an engraved bookplate which is signed "Charles Killigrew his Book"; and a colored engraving of Sir Henry Guildford, Lord Chamberlain to King Henry VIII. Pasted into the front of the manuscript is the printed auction catalogue from Sotheby's, containing an entry for this volume
- Description
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Partial finding aid available.
In English.
Title from p. 7.
Binding: half morocco over marbled boards. On spine: Historical collections relative to the office of the Master of Revels. J. H. Burn.
Marbled endpapers. - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 30 x 24 cm v. (ca. 310 p.) ;
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn d1
- Related Resource Online
- View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Genealogy
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain.
Great Britain
England - Subject (Name)
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Buck, George, Sir, 1560-1622.
Burn, Jacob Henry, -1869.
Herbert, Henry, Sir, 1595-1673.
Killigrew, Charles, 1655-1724 or 1725.
Killigrew, Thomas, 1612-1683. - Subject (Topic)
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English drama
History
Royal households
Theater
Women authors
Officials and employees - Subjects
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Buck, George, Sir, 1560-1622
Burn, Jacob Henry, -1869
Herbert, Henry, Sir, 1595-1673
Killigrew, Charles, 1655-1724 or 1725
Killigrew, Thomas, 1612-1683
English drama > History
Royal households > Great Britain
Theater > Great Britain > History
Women authors
England > Genealogy
Great Britain > Officials and employees
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Jacob Henry Burn, Collection Towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revells. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7041077
- Object ID (OID)
- 10269760