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John Donne: Poems and leaves

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8466-8468

Scope and Contents

Two leaves in Latin and two volumes in English

Dates

  • Creation: c 1620-1633

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

2 volume(s) (2 volumes)

1 item(s) (1 portfolio)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from the library of Sir Geoffrey Keynes, 1982.

Related Materials

Cambridge University Library holds other papers relating to John Donne, MS.Ee.4.14 and MSS.Add.29, 5147, 5778, 8469 and 8470.

Bibliography

The collection is nos 1859-1861 in Sir Geoffrey Keynes, Bibliotheca bibliographici (London, 1964), p. 191. For further information about MS.Add.8467 see Peter Beal, Index of English literary manuscripts, vol. I, 1450-1625, part I, Andrewes-Donne (London, 1980), p. 250. For MS.Add.8468 see Beal, p. 252.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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