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Commonplace book, circa 1805-1820.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Oversize Ms. Codex 1979
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Commonplace books--England--19th century--Specimens.
- Commonplace books.
- Shorthand--19th century--Texts.
- Shorthand.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works--Selections.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 Works--Selections.
- Burke, Edmund.
- Genre:
- Codices.
- Excerpts.
- Epigrams.
- Elegies (Poetry)
- Poetry.
- Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sold by Blackwell Rare Books (Oxford, England), 2018.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume.
- Place of Publication:
- circa 1805-1820.
- Language Note:
- Chiefly in English with some items in Latin.
- Summary:
- A volume with marbled paper covers containing excerpts and quotations of various authors compiled anonymously in England between the years 1805 to 1820. Included are excerpts from the works of Edmund Burke and Shakespeare and the poem We are seven by Wordsworth. There are anecdotes, ballads, elegies, epigrams, drama, essays, and parodies. Additionally are items regarding England. Many of the passages from Shakespeare at the beginning of the volume were written in shorthand. Some extracts are in Latin. A printed portrait of King George III is pasted on the front cover.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- Cited as:
- UPenn Oversize Ms. Codex 1979.
- OCLC:
- 1082201358
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