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Poetry -- 17th century

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Collection

Ashmole Manuscripts

Among Ashmole's papers are: Papers of Dr Simon Forman (1552-1611) Medical and astrological papers of Dr Richard Napier (1559-1634), Theodoricus Gravius and John Dee (1527-1608) Collections - chiefly astrological - of John Booker (1603-1667) and William Lilly (1602-1681) Ashmole's collection is also strong in heraldry and local…
Extents: 714 shelfmarks
Dates: 11th-17th century
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Collection of Latin and Greek verse and prose written by an English Jesuit

Collection of Latin and Greek verse and prose written by an English Jesuit, perhaps in Belgium, early 17th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Lat. misc. e. 95
Extents: 69 Leaves
Dates: early 17th century
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Commonplace book of Thomas Hughes of Trinity College, Oxford

Commonplace book of Thomas Hughes of Trinity College, Oxford.
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3615
Extents: 205 Leaves
Dates: c.1660-1680
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'The Creacion of the worlde, with Noyes flude: wryten by William Jordan. the xiith of August. 1611'

'The Creacion of the worlde, with Noyes flude: wryten by William Jordan. the xiith of August. 1611'
Shelfmark: MS. Bodl. 219
Extents: 74 Leaves
Dates: Written in A.D. 1611 by W. Jordan
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[John Donne] 'Meditation upon a Good Friday, ryding from London towards Exceter, westward' n.d. Manuscript copy of the poem in the hand of Nathaniel Rich, probably written c.1613-c.1617, with letter, draft letter, and antiquarian note in Rich's hand, all undated [c.1613-c.1625]

[John Donne] 'Meditation upon a Good Friday, ryding from London towards Exceter, westward' n.d. Manuscript copy of the poem in the hand of Nathaniel Rich, probably written c.1613-c.1617, with letter, draft letter, and antiquarian note in Rich's hand, all undated.
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 231
Extents: 6 Leaves
Dates: c.1613-c.1625
Collection

Manuscripts by Thomas Traherne

Four manuscripts by Thomas Traherne (1637-1674).
Extents: 0.25 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Dates: 17th century
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Microfilm of Thomas Traherne, Poems of felicity (BM, MS. Burney 392)

Microfilm of Thomas Traherne, Poems of felicity, 17th century (BM, MS. Burney 392)
Shelfmark: MS. Film 462
Extents: 1 item
Dates: Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
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Verse letter by John Donne, 1611-1612, published, with a facsimile, by Dame Helen Gardner, John Donne's holograph of 'A letter to the Lady Carey and Mrs. Essex Riche' (London, 1972)

Verse letter by John Donne, 1611-12, published, with a facsimile, by Dame Helen Gardner, John Donne's holograph of 'A letter to the Lady Carey and Mrs. Essex Riche' (London, 1972).
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. poet. d. 197
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates: 1611-1612, 1972