Diary 5 (book 3)
MS. Sterndale Bennett 56
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Diary 5 (book 3)
Shelfmark
MS. Sterndale Bennett 56
Summary
Diary from William Sterndale Bennett's visits to Kassel, Leipzig, Dresden and Berlin, with entries written almost every day. He attended many concerts with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Louis Spohr and others. Pasted inside the volume are prints of Kassel (x 5), Leipzig (x 1) and 2 advertisements for concerts in Gewandhaus, Leipzig. Also present is 'W.S.B.'s Routes & Times on his visit to Germany 1841-42' written by J.R. Sterndale Bennett, n.d.
Date
5 Jan-[12 Mar] 1842, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Archive of William Sterndale Bennett acquired from the Sterndale Bennett family
Diaries, letters and other texts in the archive
Leizpig diaries
Diary 5 (book 3)
