UChicago Library Codex Ms. 515
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | University of Chicago Special Collections and Research Center |
| Call Number | UChicago Library Codex Ms. 515 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anonymous, ca. 1750. 15 poems. Themes of love and desire, sociability, and contemporary politics; items in French and Italian. |
| Format | Folio |
| Book Size | 31cm x 19.3cm |
| Filled Page Count | 20 |
| Item Count | 15 |
| Poem Count | 15 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
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| 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. 515.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/416. Accessed . |
| Created | 2023-08-21 4:22:37 PM |
| Updated | 2023-09-07 11:19:54 AM |
| First Line | Context | Print Source |
|---|---|---|
| Thee, Mary, with this Ring I wed |
Folio 20 Local title: A Gentleman on the late anniversary of his Wedding day, presented his Wife with a Ring and the following lines Attributed author: unattributed. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
Unknown |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Rare. Two attributions in titles. |
| Binding | Post-Bound. Seems to be 3 gatherings; one of 8 leaves, then a bifolium of 2 leaves, then one set of 10 leaves. Marbled cover suggest a binding date several decades later than the manuscript's creation. May have been a collection of unbound gatherings for a period of time. Quarter vellum with marbled brown paper over thin boards. |
| Hands | Single. |
| Item formatting | Generous use of white space between poems. Verso sides occasionally left entirely blank. |
| Item formatting | Pagination not by compiler. Foliated by a curator beginning with the 2nd leaf. |
| Original poetry | Possibly, though unclear. Revisions to a pastoral poem and a unique verse epistle invitation suggest they are original works. |
| Table of Contents | None. |