Beinecke Osborn c595
| Title | Untitled |
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| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Call Number | Beinecke Osborn c595 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | S. Rawlings, 1788–1789. This manuscript contains poems in two hands, the first (Rawlings) from 1788–1789, the second in the 1830s. This entry concerns only the 1788–89 section given this project's date restrictions. 49 poems. Primarily religious and didactic verse. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 20cm x 16cm |
| Filled Page Count | 97 |
| Item Count | 51 |
| Poem Count | 51 |
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| 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 c595.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/79. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM |
| Updated | 2023-12-14 2:42:47 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
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| S. Rawlings |
| First Line | Context | Print Source |
|---|---|---|
| Forc'd from home, and all its pleasures, |
Page: 71-4 Local Title: The Negros Complaint Attributed Author: n/a Adaptation: Forsd from hom and all its pleasures... Other Variants: Other: |
Unknown |
| Take, holy earth, all that my soul holds dear |
Page: 38 Local Title: An Epigraph on Mrs Mason Attributed Author: n/a Adaptation: N/A Other Variants: N/A Other: Dated January 12 - 1789 |
Unknown |
| Turn, gentle hermit of the dale, |
Page: n/a; item #345. Local title: The Hermit of the Dale / A Ballad. Attributed author: Unattributed. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: Dated at end: September 25 - 1788 |
Unknown |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Binding | Pre-bound paperbook. Includes a later addition, which likely capitalised on remaining blank pages. Re-bound in the 19th century after the completion of the second section. Contemporary tree calf, covers edged in gilt; gilt spine decorations. Green oilcloth end papers.
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| Decorations - printed | Laid in: one cut paper silhouette; two cutout prints, of a chicken and an owl. |
| Hands | Single [this entry concerns only the items in Rawling's hand ie. the first part of the book]. |
| Indications of use | Second part of the book taken over in the 1830s by another hand copying religious verse. |
| Item formatting | Nearly all of the copies of poems are dated, from September 23, 1788 to June 1, 1789. Decorative (calligraphic) titles. |
| Ownership mark | Red morocco label on front pastedown reads: "S. Rawlings 1788." |
| Page layout | Lots of white space. |