Beinecke Osborn c688 | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	Untitled
Archive	Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Call Number	Beinecke Osborn c688
Complete	Yes
Description	Anonymous, 1783–1792. Lyrical, narrative and occasional verse.
Format	Quarto, with binding in vertical orientation
Book Size	15.4cm x 20.5cm
Filled Page Count	47
Item Count	44
Poem Count	41
Periods	1761-1790 1791-1820
First Line Index	No
Digitized	No
Region
Additional Genres
Print Sources
Major Themes	Death, afterlife Devotional writing, religio... Passions, Sentiments Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Latin poetry Travel Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	hdl.handle.net
Bibliography
Citation	“Beinecke Osborn c688.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/85. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Created	2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM
Updated	2024-05-25 5:02:13 PM

Contributor	Role
[Anonymous]	Primary compiler

First Line	Context	Print Source
Here lies poor Johnson: reader have a care,	Page: 28 Local title: On Dr Johnson Attributed author: Soame Jenyns Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a	Unknown

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Rare.
Binding	Pre-bound paperbook. Blank pages. Contemporary quarter sheep over marbled paper boards.
Hands	Single.
Indications of use	Some later pencil or ink notes to explain contexts and provide dates.
Organization	Latin note on inside pastedown: Quodcunque videris, scribe et describe, Memoria ne fide! January 1st. 1792.
Page layout	Very neat. Many pages divided into ruled segments depending on length of items and of lines. Most pages oriented with binding on left, but some, especially lengthy ones, are oriented to have the lines run along the binding. Most items have a double ruled line at end; ruled lines also divide items on the page, so most items are contained within their own textbox.