Copy of Handel's Messiah

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Bibliographic Details
Collection:Archives and Manuscripts
Description
Item Description:See E3.a.13(7).
Physical Description:142, 158, 72 pages ; 29.3 x 23 cm.
Published References:See Donations book 1934.
see Watkins Shaw “John Matthews’s Manuscript of ‘Messiah.’” Music & Letters, vol. 39, no. 2, 1958, pp. 101–17
see Richard Charteris "A catalogue of the printed books on music, printed music and music manuscripts in Archbishop Marsh's Library Dublin", Kilkenny : Boethius Press, 1982.
Provenance Note:Inscription: 'John Mathews's Book: Salisbury 30th Dec. 1761; Durham 8th Nov. 1764; Dublin 20th June 1776' 'The Bequest of John Matthews to his son Geo. Matthews of Dublin'.