Beinecke Osborn c162
| Title | Untitled |
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| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Call Number | Beinecke Osborn c162 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anonymous, ca. 1710s. 3 items. The first poem is a mock-heroic that praises the women of Stepney and Mile End, and the second and third respond to the first. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 19cm x 15cm |
| Filled Page Count | 18 pages |
| Item Count | 3 |
| Poem Count | 3 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | Yes |
| 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 c162.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/43. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-19 4:24:59 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
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| [Anonymous] |
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| Mr. B—y |
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| Feature | Note |
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| Author attributions | Occasional; first poem is by "Mr. B--y," and the third is addressed to him as the author of first poem. |
| Binding | Post-bound (stitched). One gathering, stitched together likely after initial transcription. Visible red thread at the end of the first poem, in the centre of the gathering. |
| Decorations - hand-drawn | First and third items presented very ornately. |
| Hands | Single. |
| Indications of use | Annotations of poems in the margins and at bottoms; dialogue between the poems; use of “disguised” names — all suggest the manuscript was meant to be circulated, explicated, enjoyed within the group and perhaps beyond. |
| Item formatting | One blank leaf between each of the first three items. Double red rules between stanzas. |
| Original poetry | Yes, all seem local and original — perhaps written between members of a local social network. |
| Page layout | Double red-ruled margins. |