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Various poems and prose pieces copied or preserved by Gough etc., Written in about 1740-1805, almost entirely by R. Gough

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MS. Eng. poet. c. 6
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  1. Fol. 15. Various poems and prose pieces copied or preserved by Gough, of the 18th cent., some printed, including (fol. 26) Cambridge college pieces, etc.
  2. Fol. 124. prayers and sermons by Gough
  3. Fol. 169. drawings, paintings, engravings and etchings, some by Gough, the subjects including flowers, caricatures, views and sketches of all kinds, a few by Edward Haistwell, to whom some of the pieces in MS. Eng. poet. c. 5 are addressed; the etchings by Gough, chiefly of churches in England, begin at fol. 247
  4. Fol. 294. juvenile drawings by Gough in pencil, with the originals in Indian ink by his drawing master

Dates

  • Creation: Written in about 1740-1805, almost entirely by R. Gough

Extent

320 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Eng. poet. c. 6

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. VI, no. 33551

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

14 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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