Folger MS M.a.170
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Call Number | Folger MS M.a.170 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Emma Puleston, ca. 1819–1822. Decorated with watercolours. 147 items, 100 poems. Many very short sayings, and items related to Waterloo and the Irish rebellion representing a patriotic British stance. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 24cm x 19cm |
| Filled Page Count | 151 pages |
| Item Count | 147 |
| Poem Count | 100 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
| Region | |
| Additional Genres | Prose, Prose letters, Prose quotations |
| Print Sources | |
| 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. |
| Links | |
| Bibliography | |
| Citation |
“Folger MS M.a.170.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/335. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-11-04 8:51:25 AM |
| Updated | 2023-07-25 11:01:32 AM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Cowper | |
| Thomas Moore | |
| Emma Elizabeth Puleston | |
| Walter Scott |
| First Line | Context |
|---|---|
| If this fair rose offend thy sight |
Page: n/a [near the middle of the manuscript]. Local title: n/a Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| If this fair rose offend thy sight |
Page: n/a [near the end of the manuscript]. Local title: n/a Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Occasional. |
| Binding | Pre-bound paperbook. Grey-blue boards with red leather spine and corners; at some point the corners seem to have been cut back from squares to triangles with gold decoration. |
| Decorations - hand-drawn | Includes many watercolours, mostly floral vignettes, but also including depictions of the mouth of the Frith of Forth, a dandy, and two demons (Mr. Ringtail and Mr. Noseworthy) playing billiards. |
| Hands | Single; one or two other contributions. |
| Indications of use | Artistic embellishments suggest that the book had a decorative/display function |
| Item formatting | Items seperated by coloured lines. |
| Original poetry | Maybe; some items with Puleston name; a number not in First Line Index, but others that are unattributed are found there. |
| Ownership mark | Decorative signature on endpaper |