Collection of verse and prose in three hands, early to mid-17th century. Sonnets / Poems by William Alabaster and 2 others
Collection of verse and prose in three hands, early to mid-17th cent. Verse in Crum., including (fols. 1-11) sonnets by William Alabaster, printed in The sonnets of William Alabaster, ed. G. M. Story and Helen Gardner (Oxford, 1959).
Dates
- Creation: 17th century
Extent
82 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. e. 57, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. e. 57
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 7386
Abstract
Collection of verse and prose in three hands, early to mid-17th century. Sonnets / Poems by William Alabaster and 2 others.
Biographical / Historical
William Alabaster (1568–1640) was a Church of England clergyman and writer.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991). Vol. 2, no. 46478.
Custodial History
Owned by Bertram Dobell (see 46501 in New Summary Catalogue).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Percy Dobell & Son, cat. 106 (1949), 1.
Physical Facet
Vellum binding
- Title
- Collection of verse and prose in three hands, early to mid-17th century. Sonnets / Poems by William Alabaster and 2 others
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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