UChicago Library Codex Ms. 523
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | University of Chicago Special Collections and Research Center |
| Call Number | UChicago Library Codex Ms. 523 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Sarah Gregory, ca. 1771-1774. 74 items. Themes of works include death and afterlife, the ephemerality of life, and friendship. |
| Format | Octavo |
| Book Size | 15.3cm x 9.8cm |
| Filled Page Count | 185 |
| Item Count | 74 |
| Poem Count | 74 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
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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 |
“UChicago Library Codex Ms. 523.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/413. Accessed . |
| Created | 2023-08-21 3:26:21 PM |
| Updated | 2023-10-06 3:03:47 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sarah Gregory |
| First Line | Context | Print Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hark! my gay friend, that solemn toll |
Page: n/a; vol. 1, item #15. Local title: On a Passing Bell Attributed author: unattributed Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
Unknown |
| Turn, gentle hermit of the dale, |
Page: 95 Local title: The Hermit Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: Poem repeated on pg. 150. Titled there as 'The Unknown World'. Author unattributed. |
Unknown |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Yes, but rare. |
| Binding | Pre-bound. The top edge seems to have been trimmed, so original book was likely rebound. Compiler is very conscious of avoiding the gutter and margins, frequently squeezing parts of words or writing above line to fit. Wallet style binding of green-stained vellum over boards; evidence of missing ties. Marbled endpapers (one side only) and marbled edges on spine, likely a simple fore-edge binding. |
| Hands | Single |
| Item formatting | Simple looped or horizontal lines are used to mark the end of poems, and are often used to set off titles. Some poems indicate "continued" or "turn over" or "continued over leaf," etc., at bottom of page. |
| Ownership mark | Inside front cover contains a note and the signature of Job Lously, dated 1849 |