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John Donne and William Strode: Poems

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8470

Scope and Contents

A manuscript collection of poems mainly by John Donne and William Strode. On the flyleaf are the signatures of Edward Hyde (1607-1659) and Robert Walker. The volume has the bookplate of Baron Aston of Forfar. Many of the pages are unused.

Dates

  • Creation: 1635 (Circa)

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from the library of Sir Geoffrey Keynes, 1982.

Existence and Location of Copies

Microfilm available

Related Materials

Cambridge University Library holds other papers relating to John Donne, MS.Ee.4.14 and MSS.Add.29, 5147, 5778 and 8466-8469.

Bibliography

The collection is no. 1863 in Sir Geoffrey Keynes, Bibliotheca bibliographici (London, 1964), p. 191.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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