Price and proposalls of Renatus Harris for his organ in the Temple Church, humbly offered to the Right Hon.ble the Lord High Chancellor of England and the two Hon.ble Societies of the Temple
- Creator:
- Harris, Renatus, 1640?-1715?
- Published/Created:
- [ca. 1685]
- Physical Description:
- 1 v. (2 p., bound in vol.) ; 35 x 23 cm. + Transcript.
- Notes:
- Bound with: Bernard Smith, ALS to "Lord Jeffreys, Baron of Wemm, Lord High Chancellor of England".
Tipped in: "An 18th Century Organ Builder's Proposal." Printed. Annotated: "From the October number of "The Organ," 1927."
Pasted down on front free endpaper: two newspaper clippings concerning Renatus Harris, one labeled "The Times. Sept. 30th, 1932."
Spine title: "Renatus Harris and His Organ in the Temple Church."
Blanks not digitized. - Abstract:
- Document containing Harris's request for a decision in the competition between the organs built by himself and by Bernard Smith for the Temple Church. Harris defends his price, notes sabotage of the pipes and bellows, and proposes rules to govern the test of the organs.
Letter petitioning Jeffreys either to pay Smith for his organ or to allow him to remove it from the Temple Church.
Bookplate: Ex libris Michael Gillingham; Arthur F. Hill, FSA. - Topics:
- Organ (Musical instrument)--England
Organ builders--England - Topics:
- Gillingham, Michael--Bookplate
Harris, Renatus, 1640?-1715?
Hill, Arthur F.--(Arthur Frederick),--1860-1939--Bookplate
Jeffreys, George Jeffreys,--Baron,--1644 or 5-1689
Temple Church (London, England) - Genre:
- Business records
Correspondence - Format:
- Text
- Content Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Call Number:
- Osborn fc149
- Orbis Record:
- 7041976
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection
- oid pointer:
- 10521460
- Citation:
- Renatus Harris, Price and Proposalls of Renatus Harris for his Organ. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
- Extent of digitization:
- Complete work digitized.
- OID:
- 10521454
- PID:
- digcoll:3788406
