1. Add MS 82932
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 82932
- Title:
- The Shirburn Ballads: collection of eighty English ballads and songs of the 16th and early 17th centuries; transcribed circa temp. James I [between 1603-1625]. The manuscript takes its name from its previous home at Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire, the family seat from 1716 of the Parkers, Earls of Macclesfield, and figured in Edward Edward's 1860 catalogue of the library there. In its present state it is imperfect owing to the loss of ninety-seven leaves at the beginning. The contents, whic...
- Scope & Content:
- Ballads ENGLISH: The Shirburn Ballads: temp. James I.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- [1603-1625]
- Extent:
- 1 item