[French Drinking Songs] Chansons à boire - 18th Century Autograph ManuscriptInteresting manuscript collection of 18th century French drinking songs, accomplished in an unknown hand ca. 1750. The collection, titled "Dessus de Chansons propres a Boire," is a part book containing the melody and text to 33 songs, mostly dealing with the pleasures of drinking or the pains of love. No composers' or poets' names are given; however, several of the songs (noted below) are published in Recueil d'airs serieux et boire de differents