The Autobiography of Thomas Whythorne / edited by James M. Osborn
1961, Library Copy. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Very good cloth copy in a very good, somewhat sun-toned and edge-torn dust wrapper. Slight stains. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #476402
Physical description; 328 p. : ports., facsims. (incl. music) ; 22 cm. Notes; Written in Whythorne's phonetic system. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction. 1. Whythorne's reputation -- 2. The man revealed by the autobiography -- 3. The significance of the autobiography -- 4. The manuscript -- 5. Method of editing -- Whythorne's "new orthografye" -- The autobiography -- Appendices. 1. Location of copies of Whythorne's printed songs -- 2. Whythorne and the Dudley family -- 3. The "musical scrap" -- 4. Two deletions -- 5. The iconography of Whythorne -- 6. Index of first lines. Subjects; Whythorne, Thomas (1528-1596). Musicians England Biography. Composers England Biography. English language Early modern, 1500-1700 Texts. Osborn, James M. (editor).
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