On 27/10/2015 17:16, Stewart McCoy wrote:
I think the Royal Academy paid £1,000,000 for the collection, which
was probably a bit of a gift. Bob once told me that his books were his
pension, and he would sell them off gradually as he needed money. The
money from the RAM would have gone to his wife, Jill, to be her
pension. It is sad that Bob's books are less accessible now than they
were. When Bob was alive, you'd just go round to his house to see
them. He was a generous man. He was keen for people to see his books,
and would willingly make photocopies for you. He would bring originals
to Lute Society meetings, and they would be passed round the room.
That could never happen now.
A 'bit of a gift' at a million pounds in 1998?
Stewart.
-----Original Message----- From: M Hall
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 3:14 PM
To: 'WALSH STUART'
Cc: Lutelist
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Spencer Collection, Royal Academy of Music, London
I'm not sure what the arrangements were. Presumably it wasn't given
to the
RAM free, gratis and for nothing. Probably other organizations would have
liked to get their hands on it. To be honest I don't think the RAM
was a
suitable location for it. They don't or didn't have the facilities for
academic researchers. Some of the entries in their catalogue are
incorrect
too. Their cataloguer doesn't seem to me to have the necessary
expertise.
I pointed out some errors to the librarian e.g. that there are two
different books by Corbetta titled "La guitarre royale" and the entry for
the Millioni book is all wrong - but as far as I know they have never
been
corrected. Bob taught at RAM but it would have been better if the
collection was given to the British Library.
Monica
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Sent: 27 October 2015 11:21
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Subject: [LUTE] Spencer Collection, Royal Academy of Music, London
I'm sure this quote from the Royal Academy of Music makes sense - but
it seems puzzling. Did cash-rich museums/libraries abroad want to get
the Collection and so money had to be raised in Britain to prevent it
from being whisked away?
The Spencer Collection was acquired by the Academy in 1998 with the
help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Mrs Jill Spencer, the
Britten-Pears Foundation and contributors to a public Appeal.
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