Manuscript containing directions for various dances.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: directions for dancing quadrilles, waltzes, reels, and country dances: 'Contre-danses à Paris, 1818' (folio 1); 'Country Dances' (folio 49); 'A selection of reel steps or steps for setting, 1818'. The paper is watermarked 1820 and later. Additions dated 1849 occur on folios 10, 36-37. 'Note, 1818' (folio 12) gives an account of the introduction of the French waltz and quadrille into England after the Napoleonic War and of an incident which led to the disrepute of the waltz in Scotland.
Dates
- Creation: 1818-1849.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
165 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
165 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1948, by the Robin Hood Film Unit.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
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