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A collection of notes and extracts illustrating the manners of the Elizabethan period in England, written at about the close of the 18th century by E. Malone

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MS. Malone 43
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A collection of notes and extracts illustrating the manners of the Elizabethan period in England, formed by Malone for the purposes of his edition of Shakespeare. They are chiefly on small pieces of paper, numbered by Malone from 1 to 599, and are of considerable extent and interest, but arranged in chance order.

Dates

  • Creation: written at about the close of the 18th century by E. Malone

Extent

643 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Malone 43

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 28443.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought for £5 5s.

Physical Facet

On paper

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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