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Commonplace book : manuscript
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Poetical manuscript commonplace book
Manuscripts
A verse miscellany, entitled "Poetical Manuscript Commonplace book" on the spine and "English Verses, Time of James and Charles the First" within the volume; it is written in a single neat italic hand, probably written in Oxford, England, approximately 1635, and associated with Christ Church College, Oxford University. The volume contains 108 poems, almost all of which are presented anonymously; there are mentions of race and skin color and more than 60 of the poems concern women, love, or marriage. Some of the poems are attributed to, among others, Thomas Carew, Richard Corbet, Robert Herrick, Ben Jonson, Henry King, Thomas Randolph, and William Strode. The volume has 19th-century foliation and a list of contents in the front. The volume is bound in contemporary calf, sewn on four alum-tawed slips, covers with a single gilt rule border, head of spine has some damage, and the end leaves were replaced in approximately 1830; also, with a catalogue cutting pasted inside front cover and a morocco-backed slipcase.
mssHM 84418
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Commonplace book. English poetry : manuscript
Manuscripts
The volume contains poems copied out in several unidentified hands, including poems by Lord Byron and Mary (Botham) Howitt; there is also a watercolor illustration and a pencil drawing. Please note: the volume is in very fragile condition with only a partial spine, loose covers and pages.
mssHM 82900
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Miss Fall's commonplace book and cookbook : manuscript
Rare Books
Commonplace book containing lessons on cyphering and some excerpts of poetry and personal thoughts. Also includes culinary, cosmetic, medicinal and household recipes written in a different hand, but contemporary.
642098
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Caroline Corry commonplace book
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A Victorian era commonplace book containing poems, drawings, and locks of hair. The original poems include an acrostic of Caroline Corry's name and "Lines for an Album," "Friendship," and "Memory," as well as many unattributed pieces; the volume also includes several attributed pieces including poems by Joanna Baillie, Geoge Gordon, Lord Byron, and Reginald Heber. The volume is illustrated with a pen and ink drawing of a man, a pencil drawing of a dog's head, and several pasted-in engravings of various people and scenes. The volume also contains one page with 28 locks of hair stitched onto the page; each lock of hair is labeled with a name, and, in some cases, a date, of Corry's family and friends. The volume is bound in contemporary quarter red roan with faded blue-gray sides, with some damage to the spine and one loose page laid into the volume.
mssHM 84412
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Commonplace book
Manuscripts
A volume with text and drawings; the name Susanna Frith is written in pencil on inside front cover.
mssDickinson
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Commonplace book. English law : manuscript
Manuscripts
A bound manuscript volume, possibly in the hand of George Wither; includes notes on court cases, legal opinions, etc. Half-bound in maroon morocco over cloth with ex-libris of Thomas Brooke, and an unidentified ex-libris; spine reads "Wither's M.S. Note-Book 1650-1660."
mssHM 103