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An easy introduction to dancing; or, The movements in the minuet fully explained. Adorn'd with twelve figures drawn from the life, representing the different attitudes of young gentlemen and ladies, from which all the steps are to be taken, and performed, in that celebrated dance. With an additional plate, representing the form or figure of the said dance. As also six new minuets and rigadoons, likewise their proper basses, for the harpsicord, spinnet, violin &c., curiously engraved on copper-plates. By George Bickham, junior.

Title
  1. An easy introduction to dancing; or, The movements in the minuet fully explained. Adorn'd with twelve figures drawn from the life, representing the different attitudes of young gentlemen and ladies, from which all the steps are to be taken, and performed, in that celebrated dance. With an additional plate, representing the form or figure of the said dance. As also six new minuets and rigadoons, likewise their proper basses, for the harpsicord, spinnet, violin &c., curiously engraved on copper-plates. By George Bickham, junior.
Published by
  1. London, Printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Paternoster-Row; and sold by the musick-shops in town and country, 1738.
Author
  1. Bickham, George, 1706?-1771.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Cia Fornaroli Collection.
Description
  1. [1] p.l., 5 p. 7 plates.; 25 cm.
Subject
  1. Minuet (Dance)
  2. Rigaudon (Dance)
Call number
  1. *MGRK-Res.
Author
  1. Bickham, George, 1706?-1771.
Title
  1. An easy introduction to dancing; or, The movements in the minuet fully explained. Adorn'd with twelve figures drawn from the life, representing the different attitudes of young gentlemen and ladies, from which all the steps are to be taken, and performed, in that celebrated dance. With an additional plate, representing the form or figure of the said dance. As also six new minuets and rigadoons, likewise their proper basses, for the harpsicord, spinnet, violin &c., curiously engraved on copper-plates. By George Bickham, junior.
Imprint
  1. London, Printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Paternoster-Row; and sold by the musick-shops in town and country, 1738.
Added author
  1. Cia Fornaroli Collection.
Research call number
  1. *MGRK-Res.
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