Richard Cœur-de-lion is probably Grétry’s most famous opéra-comique. However, it was banned during the French Revolution and subsequent rebellions in 1830 and 1848 due to its favorable depiction of royalty. Other than those exceptions, the work has remained popular due to its well-developed and compelling plot, its idealized representation of the Medieval community, as well as its musicodramatic structure in which a recurring romance melody is treated as a unifying plot point.

Bound compilation of sheet music with the title "Schumann u. Mendelssohn." In addition to Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, the volume also contains works by Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, and Carl Maria von Weber. Titles in this collection were published in Leipzig, Berlin, Vienna, and possibly Braunschweig. Publishers Ed. Bote & G. Bock, Breitkopf und Härtel, and J. Schuberth account for just over half of the selections. Where a date can be determined or estimated, works in this volume were published between 1838 and 1889.