Literary manuscripts : 17th and 18th century poetry from the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds.

Format:

Database & Article Index

Website/Database

Author/Creator:

Brotherton Library.

Contributor:

Adam Matthew Publications.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--17th century--Manuscripts--Facsimiles.

English poetry.

English poetry--18th century--Manuscripts--Facsimiles.

Manuscripts, English--Facsimiles.

Manuscripts, English.

Genre:

Facsimiles.

Manuscripts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

17th and 18th century poetry from the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

Seventeenth and eighteenth century poetry from the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

Commonly known as: Literary manuscripts Leeds

Place of Publication:

Marlborough, Wiltshire, England : Adam Matthew Publications ; [Leeds, England] : University of Leeds, ©2006.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

Complete facsimile images of 190 manuscripts of 17th and 18th century verse held in the celebrated Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds. These manuscripts can be read and explored in conjunction with the BCMSV database, which includes first lines, last lines, attribution, author, title, date, length, verse form, content and bibliographic references for over 6,600 poems within the collection. Additional features include interactive essays, biographies, a palaeography section with transcriptions and alphabets, and a large selection of colour images demonstrating over 320 examples of 17th and 18th century English handwriting.

Notes:

Title from home page (viewed on Apr. 5, 2011).

OCLC:

1017907805

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.