The Mendelssohns on honeymoon : the 1837 diary of Felix and Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy together with letters to their families
by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
| Print Book 1997 |
| Available at 1 Library 1 of 1 copy |
Summary
This is the first publication of the joint illustrated diary kept by the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and his wife Cécile, during their honeymoon and the early months of their marriage in 1837. It covers both travels in the Rhineland and Black Forest, and Mendelssohn's visit to England later that year, and includes unpublished correspondence, drawings, and watercolours by Mendelssohn.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix,
-- 1809-1847
-- Diaries.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Cécile, -- 1817-1853 -- Diaries. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, -- 1809-1847. -- Correspondence. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Cécile, -- 1817-1853 -- Correspondence. Composers -- Germany -- Diaries. |
| Publisher | Oxford : New York :Clarendon Press ;1997 Oxford University Press, |
| Contributors |
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Cécile,
1817-1853. Ward Jones, Peter. |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
xxxi, 225 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 24 cm |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index. |
| ISBN | 0198165978 (alk. paper) |
| Other | Classic View |