'Mr. George Sand[y]s [given as Band in the 1697 Catalogue] on the Canticles'
Single Item
MS. e Mus. 201
'Mr. George Sand[y]s [given as Band in the 1697 Catalogue] on the Canticles', a metrical paraphrase of the Song of Solomon published in 1641: beg. 'Joyne thy life-breathinge lipps to mine'.
Dates
- Written about 1640
Extent
15 Leaves
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. e Mus. 201, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. e Mus. 201
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18279
Overview
'Mr. George Sand[y]s [given as Band in the 1697 Catalogue] on the Canticles'
Biographical / Historical
George Sandys (1578-1644) was a poet.
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. II, no. 3707
Custodial History
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (241)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Perhaps acquired about 1641.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 7/8 × 6 in.
- Title
- 'Mr. George Sand[y]s [given as Band in the 1697 Catalogue] on the Canticles'
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk