COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
29471
accession_no
29471
Accession number
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Record number:
29471-1
record_number
29471-1
Record number
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JCB call number:
DA770 B598n oblong
jcb_call_no
DA770 B598n oblong
JCB call number
false
Image title:
A Canon of 6 in One with a Ground, the Words by ye Revd. Dr: Byles; Set to Music by Mr. Billings
image_title
A Canon of 6 in One with a Ground, the Words by ye Revd. Dr: Byles; Set to Music by Mr. Billings
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Paul Revere
creator1
Paul Revere
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1734-1818
creator1_dates
1734-1818
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
Sculp
creator1_role
Sculp
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[Boston]
place_image_published
[Boston]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Edes and Gill]
image_publisher
[Edes and Gill]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1770]
image_date
[1770]
Image date
false
Image function:
frontispiece
image_function
frontispiece
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
13.9 cm.
image_dimensions_height
13.9 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
16.8 cm.
image_dimensions_width
16.8 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
15.5 cm.
page_dimensions_height
15.5 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
20.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
20.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
Seven men sit around a table singing from music books placed in front of them.
description
Seven men sit around a table singing from music books placed in front of them.
Description
false
Source creator:
Billings, William, 1746-1800
source_creator
Billings, William, 1746-1800
Source creator
false
Source Title:
The New-England Psalm Singer or, American chorister ...
source_title
The New-England Psalm Singer or, American chorister ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Boston
source_place_of_publication
Boston
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed by Edes and Gill. And to be Sold by them at their Printing-Office ...
source_publisher
Printed by Edes and Gill. And to be Sold by them at their Printing-Office ...
Source publisher
false
Source date:
[1770]
source_date
[1770]
Source date
false
notes:
This hymn book was the first collection of music published by an American-born composer. Billings even delayed publication of the book for a year until he could obtain American-made paper to print it on.
notes
This hymn book was the first collection of music published by an American-born composer. Billings even delayed publication of the book for a year until he could obtain American-made paper to print it on.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
Brigham, C.S. Paul Revere's engravings, p. 65-70
references_
Brigham, C.S. Paul Revere's engravings, p. 65-70
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1944.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1944.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Church music
subject_heads
Church music
Subject headings
false