THE WINCHESTER PARTBOOKS, 1564 - 66
This set of four musical manuscripts contains a selection of Italian and English madrigals and French chansons composed during the sixteenth century. The bindings are decorated with the arms of Queen Elizabeth I, and were almost certainly a gift to her from King Erik XIV of Sweden, who commissioned them in Antwerp. These rare and beautiful volumes have been described as ‘one of England’s musical treasures’. > Plan your visit here
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