Work

Messiah: an oratorio

Shelf Mark/Reference Number

• OLS L-6-605 no.8

Location

• Early Printed Books, Trinity College Library, Dublin

Creator

• Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759, Composer

Contributor

• Jennens, Charles, 1700-1773, Patron
• Faulkner, George, 1699?-1775, Printer

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.48495/5t34sp24c

Rights statement

• Copyright The Board of Trinity College Dublin. Images are available for single-use academic application only. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the Library of Trinity College, Dublin.

Date Created

• issued 1742

Language

• English

Abstract

• Messiah: an oratorio, compos'd by Mr. Handel.Imperfect, lacks B\4. (parts 2 and 3).First edition, printed by George Faulkner, Dublin for first performance, Dublin 13 April 1742.Attributed to Jennens in B.M. Catalogue.Music not included.XEROX of British Library copy at Xerox 4 no. 14.Photographs of extracts from Faulkner's Dublin Journal relating to first performance at OLS L-6-605 no.9.

Bibliography

• Conservation note on back inside cover:Messiah, Handel - Dublin 1742. Quarto pamphlet originally stab three hole stitched. Paper soft, damaged and stained by iron-gall ink spots with some oil stains. Treatment: Washed and buffered with lime water, sized with methyl cellulose. No attempt made to remove or reduce stains. Repaired with heat-set (acrylic adhesive) lens tissue and japanese paper. End papers of “Roger Powell” hand-made with note typed on same. Work by Matthew Hatton AG CainsTechnical DirectorJune 1982

Subject

• Oratorios--Librettos
• Music--18th century

Keyword

• Unassigned

Format

• Music
• pamphlets

Resource type

• text

Medium

• ink

Support

• paper (fiber product)

Culture

• Irish

Digital Object Id

• OLS-L-6-605-N8_01

Source

• 0116930

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• Music Collection

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