UChicago Library Codex Ms. 558
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | University of Chicago Special Collections and Research Center |
| Call Number | UChicago Library Codex Ms. 558 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anonymous, ca. 1740. 488 items. Religious poetry including some poems on religious turncoats. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 20cm x 16cm |
| Filled Page Count | 600 pages |
| Item Count | 488 |
| Poem Count | 488 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
| Region | |
| Additional Genres | |
| 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 |
“UChicago Library Codex Ms. 558.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/405. Accessed . |
| Created | 2022-12-18 12:46:09 PM |
| Updated | 2024-05-16 9:25:52 AM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| [Anonymous] | |
| Isaac Watts |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Rare. |
| Author attributions | Yes, rare. |
| Binding | Rebound; A fragment of the original binding is attached to inside front cover. Page edges are not evenly trimmed |
| Catchwords | Yes, regular. |
| Hands | Single. |
| Indications of use | Either a presentation copy book or for use in religious singing; rare cross-outs are artful. |
| Item formatting | Double-ruled lines between items; occasionally accompanied by a free-hand swirl. Pagination by folio |
| Organization | Title page suggests this was the first of two volumes ("There is another vol, larger Quarto.") Section of sacramental hymns ff. 170–197. |
| Original poetry | Possibly, given the number of anonymous poems, but there is no clear evidence of original work. |
| Page layout | Paginated by folio. Evidence of pencil margins. |
| Title page | Yes, not decorated: "A Collection of Religious Poems &c. by an uncertain Author. Some are borrowed from Dr. I. Watts. There is another vol, larger Quarto." |