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Poems and problems : manuscript, approximately 1622-1632

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Description
A collection of 123 poems by John Donne, plus his Paradoxes, Problems and characters; together with individual poems by others such as Ben Jonson, Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, John Hoskyns, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Henry Wotton and Henry Constable. Paper, 194 leaves (leaves 141r-61v and 185v-194v blank). Two blank leaves inserted following leaf 1. Two blank endleaves bound in at end. In a single, neat, predominantly roman hand (entries on ff. 105v-15r in a less neat cursive hand), and with various corrections or emendations throughout possibly in another hand, written circa 1622-32. Binding: contemporary vellum, with initials "F. B.[i.e. Frances Bridgewater]" in gilt on front cover surrounding a smudged watercolour central oval on front cover. Fragments of leaves from an unidentified manuscript used along hinges. In case.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
[approximately 1622-1632]
Call number
mssEL 6893
Creator
Donne, John (1572-1631)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Once owned by Frances Egerton (1583-1636), Countess of Bridgewater, and her husband John Egerton (1579-1649), first Earl of Bridgewater. Armorial bookplate of the Bridgewater Library on verso of leaf 1. Inscription "J. Bridgewater" on verso of leaf 2.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions
171 x 123 (145 x 100) mm
Associated people
Jonson, Ben, (1573?-1637.)
Herbert of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, (1583-1648.)
Hoskins, John, (1566-1638.)
Raleigh, Walter, (1552?-1618.)
Wotton, Henry, (1568-1639.)
Constable, Henry, (1562-1613.)
Bridgewater, Frances Stanley Egerton, (1583-1636,)
Bridgewater, John Egerton, (-1649,)
Donne, John, (1572-1631.)
Associated organizations
Bridgewater House Library,
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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