Beinecke Osborn d267
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Call Number | Beinecke Osborn d267 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anonymous, 1805 or later. 71 items. Primarily sentimental entries, poems on such subjects as sorrow, love, and exile, and copies of letters and verses relating to Major John André and Anna Seward. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 16.9cm x 20.8cm |
| Filled Page Count | 93 pages |
| Item Count | 69 |
| Poem Count | 67 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
| Region | |
| Additional Genres | Prose eulogy, Prose letters |
| 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 |
“Beinecke Osborn d267.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/110. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM |
| Updated | 2023-12-15 10:13:29 AM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| [Anonymous] |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | At least occasional given the examples provided in the catalogue description. |
| Binding | 7 gatherings can clearly be seen along the spine, seemingly of 12 leaves each. Quarter calf over marbled paper boards. In poor shape. |
| Hands | Single dominant hand, with a few other hands appearing near the end. |
| Item formatting | Horizontal lines divide items, stylized to be thicker in the middle. No other decorative features. |
| Original poetry | Possibly a poem titled "The birch," "by the late Revd. T. Wilson, many years Head Master of the Free Grammar School at Clitherol Lancashire." |
| Page layout | Paginated throughout, even through large middle section left otherwise blank. |