Scope and Contents
A collection of poems of John Donne. Also includes other poems by Francis Bacon, Thomas Carew, Francis Beaumont and Sir Henry Wotton transcribed at a similar date. The manuscript is sometimes referred to as the 'Cambridge Balam' manuscript.
Dates
- Creation: 1630 (circa)
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from G. David, bookseller, Cambridge by Sir Geoffrey Keynes in 1914. Presented by Keynes to the Library in 1916.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm available
Bibliography
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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