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works of tne Prince of Venosa, a musical genius whose 

 originality nas given rise to much controversy. The second 

 book of Palestrina's Madrigals (1586) ; two books of Madrigals 

 by Cyprian de Eose (1571-5) ; the second book of Motets by 

 Vincenzo Ugolino (1G22) ; a copy of the Motets of Annibale 

 Orgas (1619) ; and a complete set of Cifra's Vespers (1610), 

 are also valuable additions to the collection of early Italian 

 music. A copy of the extremely rare first edition of the 

 " Opusculum Musices " of Simon de Quercu, printed at 

 Vienna in 1509 ; two works for the Spanish guitar, viz., the 

 " Capricci " of G. B. Granata, and the anonymous " Intavola- 

 tura di Chitarra," both published at Bologna in 1646 ; 

 the " Harmonisches Denckmahl " (1714), and " Brauchbare 

 Virtuoso " (1720), two rare works by Mattheson, Handel's 

 rival; a copy of the plain-chant setting of the Music for 

 Holy Week by Juan Navarro, printed at Mexico in 1604, one 

 of the earliest musical works printed in America ; and an 

 interesting collection of twenty -two Bass part-books of French 

 and Italian Madrigals, published in Paris between 1550 and 

 1560 and bound together in one volume, are also among the 

 more important acquisitions of the year. 



R. Garnett. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Romances. — The preparation of the second 

 volume has been continued. Church Legends, contained in 

 fifty-four MSS., The Voyage of Brendan in nineteen, and 

 Vision of Tundale in one MS., have been described. Descrip- 

 tions of Miracles of the Virgin in twenty-seven MSS. have 

 been revised. Proof-sheets and revises 2 F — 2 P have been 

 read for press. 



2. Catalogue of Spanish Manuscripts. — The fourth 

 volume, which completes the whole of the descriptions, is 

 being bound and will shortly be issued. 



3. Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts. — Of the Catalogue 

 prepared by Mr. S. H. O'Grady sheets 2 S — 2 U have been 

 sent to the printers and revised. 



4. Catalogue of Music. — Articles contained in one hundred 

 and fourteen MSS. have been described, and in many cases 

 the leaves of the MSS. have been re-arranged. 



5. Catalogue of Additions. — The Catalogue of Additions 

 for 1891 has been copied and transferred sevenfold, bound 

 and issued. The Additional MSS. 34,119-34,275, acquired in 

 the year 1892, have been described and indexed. 



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