'Old Theatrical costumes', French crayon drawings of costumes, chiefly of jesters or grotesques, with a few of Roman characters
MS. Malone 28
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
'Old Theatrical costumes', French crayon drawings of costumes, chiefly of jesters or grotesques, with a few of Roman characters
Shelfmark
MS. Malone 28
Summary
'Old Theatrical costumes', French crayon drawings of costumes, chiefly of jesters or grotesques, with a few of Roman characters. These are obviously designs, in some cases, as French notes show, carried out.
A note of about 1850 by F. W. Fairholt, who no doubt supplied the titlepage, and owned the volume, is at fol. 2.
Date
written early in the 18th century
Language
French
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
31 Leaves
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Collection contents
'A Game at Chesse' and 'Old Theatrical costumes'
'Old Theatrical costumes', French crayon drawings of costumes, chiefly of jesters or grotesques, with a few of Roman characters
