Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Tunebook, Manuscript |
Object ID # |
2006.4.2803 |
Other Name |
Notenbuchlein |
Title |
David Meyer manuscript tunebook, 1839 |
Place of Origin |
Probably Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Date |
1839 |
Material |
Paper, leather |
Dimensions |
H-4.5 L-8.75 inches |
Description |
Manuscript tunebook, signed by David Meyer and dated 1839 in a couple places. No bookplate; some musical notation and fraktur lettering in red. German and English text. Includes three and four part tunes. Pages are loose and cover is very worn and broken. |
Provenance |
Isaac Clarence Kulp obtained this at the antiquarian book shop of "Bumbaugh" in Niantic, Montgomery County. No other history known. |
Source |
Gift of Isaac Clarence Kulp |