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Théate ligeoi : ki contin Li voëge di Chôfontaine, Li ligeoi égagi, Li fiesse di Houte-si-Plou, é Lés hypocontes; opéras burless / mettou é musik par feû Monsieu Hamal, maiss dé chantes di St. Lambert, avou inn chanson so l'céléb Grétry, kouan i v'na r'vey s'patreie en 1784.

Accession number
PML 252694
Published
A Lige : A Mont Lemarié, librairi, to prè del Maison-d'Veill, [1810?]
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
Without the music.
Words of the first play are by Simon de Harlez, De Cartier de Marcienne, De Vivario et Fabry; of the second play by Jacques-Joseph Fabry; of the third play by de Vivario; and of the fourth play by Simon-Joseph de Harley. Cf. "Introduction historique" to the 1854 ed. published with title: Théatre liégois.
Published also under title: Rekeuil d'opera ligeois ...
"Liste des almanachs pour l'année 1784, qu'on trouve chez Lemarié, imprimeur-libraire, dessous la Tour, proche l'Hôtel-de-Ville" on 3, [1] page inserted between pages 70 and 71 at end.
Description
54, 23, 47, 73 pages ; 95 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscription in unknown hand in ink on verso of front flyleaf: The only book printed in the Waloon language.
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman, with her bookplate.
Binding
Contemporary brown calf tooled in gilt on spine.
Classification
Department