Nicholas Lanier

Nicholas Lanier was a British painter, composer, lutenist, singer and flautist (1588–1666). He was born at London and died at Greenwich.

Also recorded as Nicholas Laniere; Nicholas Lannier.

Nicholas Lanier in brief

Born
1588
Died
1666
Known for
painter, composer, lutenist, singer and flautist
Place of birth
London
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Nicholas Laniere and Nicholas Lannier. His recorded language was English.

Other recorded relations include Nicholas Lanier.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1644 to 2016.

Nicholas Laniere, dated 1644, held by Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, inventory FMI.26. The new humanists : science at the edge / edited by John Brockman., dated [2003], held by Wellcome Collection. The Internet of us : knowing more and understanding less in the age of Big Data / Michael Patrick Lynch., dated [2016], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Bate Collection of Musical Instruments: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lanier, Nicholas, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Lanier, Nicholas (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002. Lanier, Nicholas (ii), Oxford Music Online, 2001. Lanier, Nicholas (d. 1646), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Lanier (Laniere), Nicholas (1588–1666), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are London and Italy. Positions recorded include Master of the King's Music.

Work by Nicholas Lanier is recorded in the collections of Bate Collection of Musical Instruments.

Chronology

  1. 1588Nicholas Lanier born at London.
  2. 1644Nicholas Laniere (Bate Collection of Musical Instruments).
  3. 1666Nicholas Lanier died at Greenwich.
  4. 2003The new humanists : science at the edge / edited by John Brockman. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 2016The Internet of us : knowing more and understanding less in the age of Big Data / Michael Patrick Lynch. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Lanier (Laniere), Nicholas (1588–1666), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Lanier, Nicholas (d. 1646), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Lanier, Nicholas (ii), Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Lanier, Nicholas (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Lanier, Nicholas, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Nicholas Lanier.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q711411: Nicholas Lanier

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Nicholas Lanier”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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