Album, Late sixteenth century
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: Late sixteenth century
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (118 leaves.)
Language of Materials
French
Dutch; Flemish
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
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