Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Commonplace book

Call number

Ms. Codex 875
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 3178698
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/3178698

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Origin

Date

circa 1790

Place

England

Summary

Collection of poetry by an unidentified author on pastoral and classical themes. Includes parts of a longer poem titled the "Millesiad," copied in a second hand.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger.
   

Extent

43 leaves : 191 x 155 mm. bound to 191 x 155 mm

Foliation

Paper, 43; [1-43]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Leaves are torn out between f. 16-17, 25-26, and at the end; 6 leaves blank at beginning, 7 leaves blank at end.

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary paper wrapper.

Script

Written in a cursive script by two hands.

Provenance

• Sold by A. R. Heath (Bristol, England), 2001.
   

Subjects topical

• English poetry

Genres

• Codices
• Commonplace books--England
• Poems
• Manuscripts, English--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

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