Short amatory poems, ballads, songs, etc., partly Scotch
Short amatory poems, ballads, songs, etc., partly Scotch: fol. 30 is torn, and fols. 31-end are blank.
Dates
- Creation: Written about the middle of the 18th century in several hands
Extent
66 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. e. 8, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. e. 8
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20397
Abstract
Short amatory poems, ballads, songs, etc., partly Scotch
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. V, no. 30518
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The name 'Hester Carpenter' is scribbled on fol. 1: 'Mr. Towneley's[?] Sale', 19th cent.: first referenced in 1884.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 5/8 × 6 1/4 in.
Topical
- Title
- Short amatory poems, ballads, songs, etc., partly Scotch
- 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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