Beinecke Osborn c179
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Call Number | Beinecke Osborn c179 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anonymous, ca. 1798. Miniature book with elaborate illustrations, perhaps for children. 17 items. Includes a song in Cumberland dialect and material from Poor Robin's Almanac. |
| Format | Tiny book |
| Book Size | 11cm x 9cm |
| Filled Page Count | 64 pages |
| Item Count | 17 |
| Poem Count | 17 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | Yes |
| 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 |
“Beinecke Osborn c179.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/52. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-19 4:32:01 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| [Anonymous] |
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| Feature | Note |
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| Author attributions | Rare. |
| Binding | Post-bound. Words disappear into the gutter; one section of the book is written in faded ink or pencil with sideways orientation, so seems to have been produced separately from other items in the manuscript. Half sheep, paper boards. Seems homemade. |
| Catchwords | Sometimes. |
| Decorations - hand-drawn | Detailed ink illustrations for final set of items (pp. 45–64). |
| Hands | Single. |
| Indications of use | Title pages and catchwords for ease of reading. Illustrations seem designed to appeal to an audience, especially children. |
| Item formatting | Flourishes at item ends. Print-style titles for items. |
| Original poetry | Yes; author seems to claim final poem. A number of other unattributed poems are potentially original as well. |
| Page layout | Paginated (retrospective; sideways item that is now p. 41 is numbered “45” in original hand). |
| Title page | No, but a number of internal title pages. |