Items listed on this page are normally on display in the Sir John Ritblat Gallery: Treasures of the British Library at St Pancras, London.
You can find out more about selected items online. You can also check opening times and get an overview of what the gallery contains.
CLASSICAL MUSIC ITEMS
• The Caligula Troper Cotton MS Caligula A XIV (ff. 20v-21r)
• The Old hall Manuscript, early 15th century. Chants for Mass & motets Add. MS 57950 (ff. 12v-13r)
• Early English music printing: XX Songes (1530) K.1.e.1.
• Purcell's autograph score-book. 1680s R.M.20.h.8 ff. 139-138v (reversed)
• Printed volume of Purcell's sonnatas - dedicated to Charles II K.4.g.10
• Handel's Messiah RM.20.f.2 ff. 111v - 112
• Libreto for the first performance of Messiah K.8.d.4(1) pp 2 - 3
• Mozart: Horn concerto K.447 Zweig MS 55 (ff. 7v-8r)
• Mozart's marriage contract Zweig 69 (f. 1r)
• Haydn: Symphony no. 96, 1791 'The Miracle' Add. MS 64936 (ff. 1v-2r)
• Haydn's publishing contract Music Deposit 2006/09
• Beethoven: Violin sonata op. 30/3 Add. MS 37767 (ff. 9v-10r)
• Beethoven's tuning fork Add. MS 71148A
• Schubert: 'An die Musik' Zweig MS 81A more...
• Portrait of Franz Schubert at the age of 29 Zweig 81B
• Ravel: Bolero (Ravel's arrangement for piano duet) Zweig MS 74 (f. 1r)
• Elgar: Sketch for the third symphony, with doodles Add. MS 56101 (f. 56r)
• Photograph of Elgar and his dog Add. MS 54781
• Vaughan Williams: Film music for Scott of the Antarctic Add. MS 59537, ff. 34v-35r
• Miró - cover design for Digodal by Mestres Quadreny K.6.d.5.(2.)
BEATLES LOANS
• MS Lyric I remember a time when everyone Loan 86
• MS Lyric Ticket to Ride Loan 86
• MS Lyric Help Loan 86
• Photo of the Beatles, including Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe Loan 86
• Birthday card with MS Lyric A Hard Day's Night Loan 114
• MS Lyric I wanna hold your hand Loan 86
• MS Lyric Michelle Loan 86
• The Beatles Book No 1, August 1963
• 45rpm single of A Hard Day's Night
• Beatles' 1963 Christmas record in cover
• Hammersmith Odeon concert ticket, 1965
• Fan club membership card
• George Harrison Lyric to an unrecorded song Loan 86