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Album of Jacques de Marnix, 1579 - 1590

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.11.44

Scope and Contents

Contains sonnets, love songs, dedications, etc., chiefly in French. Many of the sonnets are addressed to Flemish ladies by the owner, and other pieces to himself by different scholars of his acquaintance. The dates are generally about 1580.

Dates

  • Creation: 1579 - 1590

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

1 volume(s) (118 leaves.)

Language of Materials

French

Dutch; Flemish

Latin

Italian

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Hebrew

Custodial History

Apparently belonged to a young Flemish nobleman ('Jacobo Marnixio Santaldegondio', or 'Jacques de Marnix, zoone van myn h. Philips de Marnix, h. van S. Aldegonde'; see f. 49 a). In the Library by the mid 1750s.

Physical Description

Paper.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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