Selection of psalm and hymn tunes, from the best authors, in three or four parts . adapted principally to Dr. Watts's hymns and psalms and to Dr. Rippon's selection of hymns ... the whole forming a publication of above two hundred hymn-tunes, besides other pieces. By John Rippon, D.D.
Dr. John Rippon (1751-1836)
Category
Books
Date
1791
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 3111370
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], ii, [262] p. . engr.music . obl.12mo.. Imperfect: one leaf (tunes 254-256) missing, half of tune 211 is torn out, and a corner is missing from tune 253, there are sixteen added pages at the end of a different quality of paper with additional tunes in manuscript, some in ink and some in pencil. Provenance: Signed on pastedown: E. Hussey. Binding: Full leather binding, with metal clasp and fastening, very bad condition, both boards loose and bent in middle, spine completely missing.
Makers and roles
Dr. John Rippon (1751-1836) Thomas Walker (1859 - 1912) Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748)