Beinecke Osborn d93
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Call Number | Beinecke Osborn d93 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Hester Bradley, 1807–1810, with two poems added in 1831. 49 poems. Occasional poems and poems about friends and family, all with a Quaker bent. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 20.9cm x 16.6cm |
| Filled Page Count | 92 pages |
| Item Count | 49 |
| Poem Count | 49 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | Yes |
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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 d93.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/386. Accessed . |
| Created | 2021-02-02 2:48:34 PM |
| Updated | 2024-01-17 9:29:30 AM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hester Bradley |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Never. |
| Binding | Very plain binding and stitching. Appears to be composed of about 12 gatherings of 12 leaves each. First gathering only contains 6 leaves, some may be missing. Original Vellum |
| Hands | Single. |
| Indications of use | Given the contents, seemingly the book of a pre-teen or teenage girl. Poems dated and organised chronologically, but seemingly compiled over a shorter period of time, presumably from 1807, when she made the inscription at the front of the book, to 1810, with two poems added at the end of the book in 1831. The second of these poems is on the death of her two children. |
| Item formatting | Each item dated month and year at the bottom right corner, formatted, for example, "4th mo 1807." Titles mostly presented without underline or decoration. A handful of titles after p. 59 written in gothic style font surrounded by decorative curls. |
| Original poetry | Seemingly all original poetry. |
| Ownership mark | Inscriptions on front pastedown: "Hester Bradley 1807" and in another hand, in pencil: "Quaker poetess." |
| Page layout | Paginated 9–99. |