Folger MS W.a.86
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Call Number | Folger MS W.a.86 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anne Milles, ca. 1715. 21 poems. Opens with a drinking song; not too serious a book in general. |
| Format | Octavo |
| Book Size | 17cm x 11cm |
| Filled Page Count | 65 leaves |
| Item Count | 21 |
| Poem Count | 21 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
| Region | |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliography | |
| Citation |
“Folger MS W.a.86.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/259. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:45 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-25 11:12:22 AM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anne Milles |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Occasional; at the end of items. |
| Binding | Pre-bound paperbook, possibly. About 60% of the book unused, eighty-two leaves, and writing crowds letters close to the outside margins, suggesting the compiler is working to the given page size. Stitching visible at inside back cover. Seemingly original calf. |
| Decorations - hand-drawn | Fairly frequent decorative touches with pen, including some bird drawings. |
| Hands | Varying hands, though seems to have one primary. The primary hand copied the beginning section and perhaps the final item; same hand as that of the "Anne Milles" signature. Hands at end variable, shift orientation to writing across page lengthwise. |
| Item formatting | No uniform devices to mark ends of entries. |
| Original poetry | Perhaps opening imitation of Tunbridge poem, f. 60. |
| Ownership mark | Inside cover reads "Anne Milles her Book." |