A composite volume containing vocal arias, cavatinas, and duets by Gioacchino Rossini, Giovanni Paisiello, Bonifazio Asioli, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; and printed arias composed by Vincenzo Righini and dedicated by him to the Princess Frederica of Prussia. The volume is lettered on the upper cover and on the spine 'Vocal. Italian'.

A volume of manuscript and printed vocal music, the latter being arranged for the guitar and/or German flute(s). The songs have been mounted into the volume by stitching or pinning.