Beinecke Osborn c110
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Call Number | Beinecke Osborn c110 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Bishop Worth, ca. 1730s. 11 Latin poems, 13 English poems. Betty Careless and Dryden-themed poems. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 19cm x 16cm |
| Filled Page Count | ca.58 pages |
| Item Count | 25 |
| Poem Count | 25 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
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| Major Themes |
Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order. |
| Minor Themes |
Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order. |
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| Bibliography | |
| Citation |
“Beinecke Osborn c110.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/20. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-19 4:12:36 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Worth |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Never. |
| Binding | Post-Bound (stitched). 2-3 stitched gatherings, likely stitched together after compilation. |
| Decorations - hand-drawn | Small decorative drawings at end of each poem – e.g. feather, angel, trumpet. |
| Hands | Single. |
| Indications of use | Booklet is very deteriorated, but difficult to see if from use or just its not being bound or protected. Pencil note speculating the manuscript was "the composition of Bishop Worth one of our ancestors" suggests the book was passed down through a family. |
| Item formatting | Drawings at the end of each poem separate items. |
| Original poetry | Yes, possibly all the English poems. |
| Ownership mark | A later note in pencil on p. 1 reads, "I believe this M.S.S. is the composition of Bishop Worth one of our ancestors." |
| Page layout | Lefthand margins ruled in pencil up to p. 41. |