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Total number of records: 319

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Books and printed items194
Archives121
Art items3
Objects1

Count of Collection group

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Brotherton Collection319
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection118
Herbert Read Collection59
English Literature7
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections5
Leeds Poetry1
Incunabula1
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
music319
classical music33
press cuttings29
newspaper press29
vocal music23
music publishing21
letter writing19
musicians12
poetry12
retirement11

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London, United Kingdom36
Vienna, Austria9
Genoa, Italy8
Paris, France5
Salzburg, Austria4
London (England)3
Munich, Germany3
Augsburg, Germany3
Norwich, United Kingdom3
Germany2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847)13
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy13
Grove, Sir George (1820-1900)7
Fuller-Maitland, J A (1856-1936)5
Busby, Thomas (1754-1838)5
Le Bouteux, Joseph Barthelemy (1791-)4
Le Bouteux, Joseph Barthelemy4
Masquelier, Louis Joseph4
Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-Francois (1738-1826)4
Moreau, Jean Michel (1741-1814)4

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From 170023
From 1800196
From 190077
From 20002

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Up to 16994
Up to 179915
Up to 1899190
Up to 199989
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Archive Collection

Novello Cowden Clarke

1739-1966

The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...

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NOVELLO, Clara Anastasia

1838-1910

Material related to the soprano singer Clara Anastasia Novello, including a gift presented to her; notes, manuscripts and partial typescripts for 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' published in 1910; hon...

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NOVELLO, (Mary) Sabilla

1838-1904

Financial, artistic, legal and literary material related to (Mary) Sabilla Novello and her short singing career. Includes portraits of her, albums of greetings cards and her illustrations to her siste...

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NOVELLO COWDEN CLARKE, Family

1739-1950

Material relating to the Novello, Cowden Clarke and Gigliucci families which is not attributable to a single member of the family. Includes financial and legal records, creative collaborations between...

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NOVELLO, Vincent

1808-1964

Five boxes containing jewellery, legal documents, manuscript music, newspaper cuttings, notebooks, photographs and the travel diaries from Vincent Novello's journey across Europe with his wife Mary Sa...

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NOVELLO COWDEN CLARKE, Music

c. 1800-1900

Manuscript music associated with the Novello Cowden Clarke family, primarily composed, transcribed or arranged by Vincent Novello and performed by his daughter Clara Anastasia Novello.

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NOVELLO, Mary Sabilla (née HEHL)

1789-1860

Mary Sabilla Novello's pocket watch, Will, drafts of letters and songs, thoughts on Christianity and the working classes, scrapbooks and commonplace books, family accounts, prose manuscripts, portrait...

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Mendelssohn (Felix), autograph letters mainly to Ignaz Moscheles

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847)

1824-1846

76 letters from all periods of Mendelssohn's life, 65 of them to his friend, the Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso Ignaz Mosceheles, of whom he was at one time a pupil. The letters are full of refe...

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Music

1833-1907

Material relating to Clara Anastasia Novello's career as a prominent and celebrated soprano singer, including honorary membership of musical bodies, contracts for performances in Europe, programmes an...

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Notes

1850-1900

Examples of Clara Anastasia Novello's signature and various notes, verses and memos in Clara's hand and in the hands of her family and friends. Includes a selection of complimentary verses and letters...

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Press cuttings

1838-1911

Press cuttings relating to Clara Anastasia Novello, including performances, obituaries and reviews of the publication 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' edited by her daughter Valeria Gigliucci and publi...

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Events

1868-1877

Printed materials related to musical and theatrical events held by the Novello Cowden Clarke family at their home, Villa Novello, in Genoa, Italy.

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