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'Mr. George Sand[y]s [given as Band in the 1697 Catalogue] on the Canticles'

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MS. e Mus. 201
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'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

  • Creation: Written about 1640

Extent

15 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

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

Abstract

'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
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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