UChicago Library Codex Ms. 639
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | University of Chicago Special Collections and Research Center |
| Call Number | UChicago Library Codex Ms. 639 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Richard Porson, ca. 1780. Includes a second section of bound-in separates with its own Table of Contents. 75 poems in the first section + 52 in the second. Jacobite- and Cambridge-related material. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 20cm x 15.7cm |
| Filled Page Count | 150 pages |
| Item Count | 117 |
| Poem Count | 117 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
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| 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. 639.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/408. Accessed . |
| Created | 2023-06-13 9:44:13 AM |
| Updated | 2023-08-16 12:50:08 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| [R.M.] | |
| Richard Porson | |
| Joseph Wasse |
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| First Line | Context | Print Source |
|---|---|---|
| As on his Death-bed gasping Strephon lay |
p. 70 Local title: A Pastoral on ye Death of the Earl of Rochester. Attributed author: Mr. Flatman Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
Unknown |
| From Me, Dear Charles, inspir’d with Ale |
pp. 18–20 Local title: A Letter from W: Turnstall in the Marshalsea to C:W. in Newgate 1715. Attributed author: W: Turnstall. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: Note next to title: "Imperfectly writ." |
Unknown |
| I love with all my heart/ The Tory party here |
p. 15 Local title: A Loyal Profession. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: "I love with all my Heart/ The Hannoverian Part..." Other: n/a |
Unknown |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Frequent. |
| Binding | Post-bound, likely. Table of Contents is swallowed by spine, so likely rebound at some point, probably 19th century; also see addition of second section of individual separates, gatherings of different sizes. First section likely created from a pre-bound book. Vellum over boards; blind-tooled ruling; evidence of red morocco lettering piece (missing). |
| Hands | Single. |
| Indications of use | p. 15 includes excised names filled-in. pp. 16–17 includes footnotes. p. 18 comment "Imperfectly writ" next to title. |
| Item formatting | Simple thick lines between items. |
| Organization | Second section of the book appears to have been created from separates or gatherings; irregularly paginated. The separate Table of Contents would suggest that this collection was also conceived of as a unit; based on one dated poem (Nov ’73), this section was either written around 50 years later or earlier than the rest of the contents. |
| Original poetry | Yes; by I. Wasse, R.M., and likely Porson, though unsigned. The second section includes many working copies of original poetry. |
| Ownership mark | Presentation inscription to Dr. L Koecker by Gideon Delaplaine Scull (dated March 30, 1857). Red Morocco bookplate of Richard Montgomery Gilchrist Potter. |
| Page layout | First section paginated by the compiler; second section irregularly paginated. p. 15 is quartered, with one poem transcribed across the top half of the page and one across the bottom; pages more frequently divided into columns and quartered in the second section. |
| Table of Contents | Yes, two: at the beginning for the first part of the book and towards the middle of the second section. |