Title: An essay for the further improvement of dancing
Description: This is a collection of dances with music in Feuillet notation by numerous eighteenth-century dancing masters including Thomas Caverley, Anthony l'Abbee, Louis-Guillaume Pecour, and Josiah Priest. Designed for the young ladies of a boarding school, the collection includes country dances, "Borě," "Jigge," and several group dances including country dances and figured minuets.
Subjects: Ballroom dancing, Dance, Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals, Dance music, Handbooks, manuals, Music for Dance, Notation for Dance, Dance notation