Beinecke Osborn c165
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Call Number | Beinecke Osborn c165 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anne Watkins, ca. 1731. 32 items (23 are excerpts from Paradise Lost and 4 are Stephen Duck poems). New Year's theme of reflection and self-improvement. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 20cm x 16cm |
| Filled Page Count | 31 pages |
| Item Count | 32 |
| Poem Count | 31 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | Yes |
| Digitized | No |
| Region | |
| Additional Genres | Proverbs |
| 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 |
“Beinecke Osborn c165.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/45. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-19 4:26:50 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| Stephen Duck | |
| John Milton | |
| Anne Watkins |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Regular. |
| Binding | Post bound (stitched). One stitched gathering; writing in gutters indicates post-stitching. |
| Hands | Single. |
| Item formatting | Decorative lines between items. |
| Organization | An ambigraph collection, though relatively short. At one end of the volume is a series of verses with the heading "Commendment in young beginners is very commendable." |
| Ownership mark | End of the volume signed "Anne Watkins. January." First page has the subtitle: "Duck’s Poems." |