Catchwords
Yes or no; if applicable, with what regularity.
| Manuscript | Note |
|---|---|
| Beinecke Osborn c152 | Yes. |
| Beinecke Osborn c179 | Sometimes. |
| Beinecke Osborn c187 | Yes, throughout. |
| Beinecke Osborn c360 (1/3) | Occasional faint catchwords, mostly at the beginning of the manuscript. |
| Beinecke Osborn c360 (2/3) | Used consistently when poems go beyond bottom of page |
| Beinecke Osborn c360 (3/3) | Used consistently when poems go beyond bottom of page. |
| Beinecke Osborn c481 | Yes, frequent. |
| Beinecke Osborn c570 | Yes, regular. |
| Beinecke Osborn fc132 | Yes. |
| Beinecke Osborn fc135 | Yes. |
| Beinecke Osborn fc183 | Yes, occasional. |
| Bodleian MS Eng. poet. e. 28 | No, but instruction to “turn over” at the bottom of some pages. |
| Bodleian MS Mont. e. 14 | Yes. |
| British Library Add. MS 29981 | Regular. |
| Clark MS 1956.002 | Yes. |
| Clark MS 1982.001 | Yes, for poems continuing beyond the page. |
| Clark MS 2019.032 | No, but some multi-page items have “continued” written at the bottom of the page. |
| Folger MS M.a.103 | Yes. |
| Folger MS M.a.163 | Often. |
| Folger MS M.a.165-166 | Frequent. |
| Folger MS M.a.174 | Yes, at the bottom of many pages. |
| Folger MS M.a.182 | Yes, for continued pieces only. |
| Folger MS M.a.185 | Yes. |
| Folger MS M.a.187 | Yes. |
| Houghton MS Eng 1280 | No but "Turn over" occasionally written in the lower right corner of the page when a poem continues onto the following page (specifically in volumes two and three). |
| Leeds Brotherton Lt 104 | Yes. |
| Leeds Brotherton Lt 12 | First hand uses catchwords. |
| Leeds Brotherton Lt 123 | Yes. |
| Leeds Brotherton Lt 125 | Yes. |
| Leeds Brotherton Lt 15 | Yes, regular. |
| Leeds Brotherton Lt 24 | Yes, occasional. |
| Leeds Brotherton Lt 53 | Yes. |
| UChicago Library Codex Ms. 551 | Yes, regular. |
| UChicago Library Codex Ms. 557 | Used throughout. |
| UChicago Library Codex Ms. 558 | Yes, regular. |
| UChicago Library Codex Ms. 69 | Used occasionally. |
| UChicago Library Codex Ms. 739 | None. |