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MS
Manuscript pages from Francois de la Rocha de Burguen,
1618 -
This manuscript and it's facsimile reside in the Victoria
& Albert Museum/National Art Library in London, England.
This MS is quoted by Janet Arnold and by Jean Pain & Cecilia
Bainton in their translation of Juan de Alcega's 1589 MS.
The manuscript is 239 pages with 210 pages of patterns (6
of which are missing from the original MS). Various patterns
include many of the same types as Alcega with regional and
time differences.
A translation of the manuscript should be available by December.
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