Bawdy songbooks of the Romantic period
The songbooks of the 1830-40s were printed in tiny numbers, and small format so they could be hidden in a pocket, passed round or thrown away. Collectors have sought 'these priceless chapbooks', but only recently a collection of 49 songbooks has come to light. This collection re…
Bawdy songbooks of the romantic period
by Watt, Paul, West, William, Spedding, Patrick, Cray, Ed
Bawdy songbooks of the romantic period
by Watt, Paul, West, William, Spedding, Patrick, Cray, Ed
Bawdy songbooks of the Romantic period
The songbooks of the 1830-40s were printed in tiny numbers, and small format so they could be hidden in a pocket, passed round or thrown away. Collectors have sought â#x80;#x98;these priceless chapbooksâ#x80;#x99;, but only recently a collection of 49 songbooks has come to light…
Bawdy songbooks of the Romantic period
The songbooks of the 1830-40s were printed in tiny numbers, and small format so they could be hidden in a pocket, passed round or thrown away.Collectors have sought 'these priceless chapbooks', but only recently a collection of 49 songbooks has come to light. This collection rep…
In 1832 the Scottish ballad collector Peter Buchan of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, presented an anthology of risqué? and convivial songs and ballads to a Highland laird. When Professor Francis James Child of Harvard was preparing his magisterial edition of The English and Scottish …
In 1832 the Scottish ballad collector Peter Buchan of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, presented an anthology of risqué? and convivial songs and ballads to a Highland laird. When Professor Francis James Child of Harvard was preparing his magisterial edition of The English and Scottish …
