"Angels and men assisted by this art, may sing together, though they dwell apart" : angielskie antologie świeckiej i religijnej muzyki wokalnej z drugiej połowy XVIII wieku w kolekcji Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej

The article describes the group of seventeen early English prints from the second half of the 17th century. The prints are part of the collection of the former Preußische Staatsbibliothek in Berlin kept at the Jagiellonian University and contain ayres and religious songs. Fourteen of them were published by John and Henry Playford. The first part of the paper shows the biographies of the publishers and brings the state of research on their work. A second part includes the detailed description of the seventeen of early English prints. The final part presents the content of the prints and biographies of its most important composers.