Copy, on paper watermarked 1812, of S. T. Coleridge, 'Christabel', dated 'Grassmere Augt. 18th 1800' the last two figures apparently written over an erasure, an offset possibly reading '1818'
Copy, on paper watermarked 1812, of S. T. Coleridge, 'Christabel', dated (fol. 20v) 'Grassmere Augt. 18th 1800' the last two figures apparently written over an erasure, an offset on fol. 22 possibly reading '1818', with (fols. ii-iii, 1, 22c-123) letters to and from J. R. Magrath, and his collations of 'Christabel'.
Manuscript of 'Christabel' owned by William Jackson, Provost of the Queen's College, Oxford, 1862-78.
136 leaves.
Dates
- Creation: 1800-1878
Extent
136 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. e.26, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. e. 26
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16235
Abstract
Copy, on paper watermarked 1812, of S. T. Coleridge, 'Christabel', dated 'Grassmere Augt. 18th 1800' the last two figures apparently written over an erasure, an offset possibly reading '1818'.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) was a British poet, critic, and philosopher.
John Richard Magrath (1839–1930) was the Provost of Queen's College Oxford.
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. 46450.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by J. R. Magrath, 1919
- Title
- Copy, on paper watermarked 1812, of S. T. Coleridge, 'Christabel', dated 'Grassmere Augt. 18th 1800' the last two figures apparently written over an erasure, an offset possibly reading '1818'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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