<< Back Showing record Waller Ms gb-00794
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Shelfmark:
|
Waller Ms gb-00794 |
Type of object:
|
manuscript |
Dimensions:
|
387 x 242mm |
Extent:
|
2 foll. |
Material:
|
paper |
DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS |
Type of element:
|
letter |
Extent:
|
1a-2a |
Language:
|
English |
Place:
|
Sankt-Peterburg |
Date:
|
1775-09-12 |
Short summary:
|
Sending of a number of rude musical instruments in common use in the interior parts of Russia, comments on them and their possible relation to ancient Greek instruments; report from a visit to the newly conqurered province of Moldavia and the popular music and dances there, comparing them to ancient and modern Greek equivalences |
Person:
|
Guthrie, Matthew, Physician, Antiquarian, author |
Person:
|
Montfaucon, Bernard de, 1655-1741 (Paris), Antiquarian, person referred to |
IMAGES |
View images:
|
|
|