Portrait of Dr. David Rodgers, seated in an armchair with red upholstery. He is holding a book in his left hand and a bookcase is visible in the background.

Painting depicting Le Duc d'Uzes.

Italian engraving print of a woman holding a cross possibly the catholic female saint Margaret of Antioch. The print was a collaboration between painter Guidus Reni and was translated and printed by Pietro Marco Vitali in Rome in 1782. The image is accompanied by descriptive Italian text.

Envelope addressed to Florencio Andrés with numerous smaller slips of paper containing various dates and information written on them.

L’épreuve villageoise started out as Théodore et Paulin before Grétry convinced Desforges to rewrite the libretto. The original three-act opera was reduced to two acts, and the improbabilities of the original plot were reworked. Théodore et Paulin received one performance at Versailles on 5 March 1784, but it was never published. L’épreuve villageoise appeared at the Comédie-Italienne on 24 June 1784. This revision remained one of the most popular of Grétry’s opéra-comiques, receiving performances throughout the nineteenth century.

Etching "Portrait of Man", designed Guercino Da Cento and printed by Austrian printmaker Adam Bartsch, in 1782. The print shows a man illustrated with loose and energetic lines standing and pointing at coins resting on a table.

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Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, wearing a light-colored dress and leaning against columns draped with fabric. A landscape is visible in the background.

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This is the second of a five-volume anthology featuring 160 arias and songs from various oratorios by G. F. Handel. The vocal score contains musical selections arranged for 1-2 voices with unrealized figured bass intended for harpsichord (continuo), oboe, or flute accompaniment. The English text is printed between the treble and bass, or alto staves. A publisher's note in the t.p. announced the availability of instrumental parts are available separately for concerts. The table of content that follows after the t.p. indicates the titles of the oratorio from which the arias and songs were taken. The songs are numbered continuously from 81-160 paginated from 172-332.

This is the third volume of a five-volume anthology featuring arias and songs from various oratorios by G. F. Handel. The vocal score contains musical selections arranged for 1-2 voices with unrealized figured bass intended for harpsichord (continuo), oboe, or flute accompaniment. The English text is printed between the treble and bass, or alto staves. A publisher's note on the t.p. announced the availability of instrumental parts sold separately. The table of content indicates the oratorio from which the arias and songs were taken. The songs are numbered continuously from 161-240 paginated from 334-498.

Handwritten transcription of a decree from Manuel Antonio Flores Maldonado concerning the death of King Carlos III.

The plot of this oratorio centers around Hercules's death by an inadvertent action of his wife Dejanira. Handel set to music the English libretto by Rev. Thomas Broughton's English, based on Sophocles' Trachiniae, and additions from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The performance forces include: soloists (SATB) and mixed chorus with oboes (2) violins (2), viola, Bass (unspecifdied) and continue. The index that appears on p.248 contains the incipits of arias, recitative and choruses for each of the three acts.

The tenth edition of J. Joseph Hart's collection of hymn lyrics.

Full score for Giovanni Paisiello's L'infante de Zamora.

The contrast between Piccinni and Gluck can perhaps best be illustrated with Iphigénie en Tauride, as Piccinni’s opera appeared just two years after Gluck’s work on the same subject. In fact, supporters of Piccinni (“Piccinnistes”) hoped that the Italian composer would demonstrate the superiority of his style with Iphigénie, and scholars have used these settings to illustrate the difference between the two composers.

Judgement by Santiago de Jesús Sánchez concerning the case of Domingo Soberón against Miguel Martínez; the case stems from claims by Soberón that Martínez is living on his ranch. The judgement from Santiago rules in favor of Martínez. The document itself is very faded, leaving a large portion of the text illegible.

Judicial statement prepared by the inheritors of Don Anna María Lozano stating compliance with the terms of the will of the deceased.

Land claim made by José Fernando Vidaurre sent to Governor Diego de Lasaga. According to the document this claim is of his uncle, Fernando Vásquez Borrego, and the governor orders an inquiry into the situation.

Last will and testament prepared for José Antonio Uribe, laying out inheritors and what they are to receive. The document itself is stained and has slight tears on the sides of the paper.

Correspondence between Joseph Antonio Villarreal de Martínez and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez. According to the text de Martínez wants to know why his wife was put out of the village, and wants an investigation to take place.

Letter from Joseph Fernando de Vidaurre to Santiago de Jesús Sánchez describing problems at his hacienda.

Painting depicting wife and daughter of the Architect Pierre Rousseau.

Map shows the basic geography and major cities in six continents and the routes of exploration taken by Captain James Cook between 1768 and 1780. Relief shown pictorially. No scale noted.