Beinecke Osborn c175
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Call Number | Beinecke Osborn c175 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anonymous, ca. 1775–1794. 45 items. General tone is sentimental and polite, includes pseudonymous attributions and apparently fictional epistolary exchanges. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 20cm x 16cm |
| Filled Page Count | 91 pages |
| Item Count | 45 |
| Poem Count | 33 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | Yes |
| Digitized | Yes |
| Region | |
| Additional Genres | Prose anecdotes, Prose letters |
| 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 c175.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/50. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-19 4:30:38 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| [Anonymous] |
| First Line | Context |
|---|---|
| Hark! my gay friend, that solemn toll |
p. 45. Local title: The unknown world. Verses occasioned by hearing a pass-bell. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Rare; a few attributions as part of a title, e.g. Pope's Works; other attributions seem fictional or pseudonymous. |
| Binding | Just one blank leaf at the beginning, two at the end (first one with a strip cut out at the bottom), so basically a filled book. Paper is quite brown, possibly cheap. Worn marble board front cover with green (seemingly paper) half-binding. Back cover missing but contents complete. |
| Hands | Single; extremely neat and precise. |
| Indications of use | Book is quite worn, could be from use – see edges of front cover and ink stains at top corners of pages in early section of book, but no marks of later editing. |
| Item formatting | Short double ruled lines at ends of items, under titles, and even beside triplets. |
| Original poetry | Possibly. |
| Page layout | Paginated (except for one blank leaf at the beginning and two at the end). |