Mdme Thibault was a genuine "grande dame," and was very generous in letting me have access to her collection of rare books. She owned some Weiss manuscript(s?), that ca. 1507 Italian lute manuscript, the only known photostat of Spincino (the original was since discovered in Cracow), and the only known copy of Francesco's 1548 Casteliono print (Libro II). That print was the first edition and contains some of Francesco's most mature works, Nos. 55-66. In fact (I didn't know it at the time) she gave me exclusive access to it. I guess she liked my work.<g> I had to send samples before she let me use it. She was also a fine musicologist.
I had heard that after her death there were some disputes over the disposition of her rare books. And for many years their whereabouts was unknown. Afterall they were very valuable in terms of $$$. She had a Dowland third book of ayres that recently sold for $15,000. And there were rumors of the heirs fighting over the books. Even when the rare books went to the BNF, some items were apparently held back, and appeared on the auction block (e.g, the Dowland). And less rare things were sold on the antiquarian market. And I am particularly happy that Wolfgang has that special copy. =====AJN (Boston, Mass.)===== Free Download of the Week Wagner's Siegfried Idyll performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor. For this week's free download from Classical Music Library go to my web page and click on Alexander Street Press link: http://mysite.verizon.net/arthurjness/ =================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Hind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "wolfgang wiehe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 1:40 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Buying Francesco da Milano - Ness | Wolgang | I just found this, in the records of Biblioth=E8que nationale de | France. Charte documentaire des acquisitions. | www.bnf.fr/pages/infopro/collectionspro/pdf/Charte_coll.pdf | | These are manuscripts received in stead of death duties, the Countess | must have had quite a collection of manuscripts: | | "Les dations ont enrichi considerablement les collections : Genevi=E8ve | Thibault de Chambure en 1978 | (manuscrits, recueils, editions des XVIe au XVIIIe si=E8cles), la | succession Debussy-de Tinan, les manuscrits | d'Henri Sauguet, la dation Francis Poulenc en 1998, la dation Andre | Jolivet en 2002." | | "Le Departement acquiert les livres de theorie musicale et les livres | sur la musique. L'objectif est de completer | les editions publiees en France, mais aussi de combler certaines | lacunes d'editions etrang=E8res selectionnees, en | raison de l'absence d'acquisitions etrang=E8res avant la creation du | Departement (Allemagne, Italie, annees | 1910-1940). Par exemple dans l'une des ventes de la collection de | Chambure en 1995 : Stefano Pesori, | Toccate de chitarriglia, Verona, ca 1650, Roland de Lassus, Jeremiae | prophetae..., Paris, 1586, Giovanni Battista | Bassani, La sirene amorosa, Venise, 1699 et des symphonies | concertantes de Guenin et Breval =E0 la vente | Mongredien en 1997." | | So the family paid off some death duties by giving manuscripts, etc | to the Bibliot=E8que Nationale. | Probably Arthur had access to these through the Countess. | Presumably, her family did not have the same piorities as she did. | | Anthony | | | | Le 27 mars 08 =E0 17:44, wolfgang wiehe a ecrit : | | > | > I bought a copy some years ago and i paid less than 100 Euro for it in a | > antiquarian book seller in berlin. There was a surprize in the book (i | > didn't know it before): | > Look at | > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2345788335/ | > Greetings | > Wolfgang, a proud owner! | > | > | > | > To get on or off this list see list information at | > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html | | | -- |
