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Add MS 63784
- Record Id:
- 032-001997335
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001997335
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x0001b8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 63784
- Title:
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JANE NELSON: commonplace book or album of extracts, etc., in prose and verse, with some drawings; circa 1822 (watermark). Some of the entries, which are copied in various hands, bear the initials of their contributors. Included are verses by Scott, Moore, Henry Kirke White, James Montgomery and Mrs Hemans. For names of authors, see the index to the present catalogue. Gilt leather book-label of Jane Nelson inside front cover. Purchased at Sotheby's, 28 May 1986, lot 198.
Paper; ff. 62. 187 x 114mm. Binding of brown calf, gilt-tooled.
- Scope & Content:
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Jane Nelson: Commonplace book of prose, verse and sketches, with gilt leather book-label of Jane Nelson: circa 1822.
Art. Illuminations and Drawings: Drawings of buildings, etc., in the commonplace-book of J. Nelson: circa 1822.
Bindings ENGLISH: Brown calf binding, gilt-tooled: circa 1822.
includes:
- f. 8 East Wickham, Kent: Pencil sketch of church at East Wickham: circa 1822.
- f. 19 George Croly, author and divine: Poem by George Croly: n.d: Copy, circa 1822.
- f. 30 Henry Kirke White, poet: Poem by Henry Kirke White: n.d: Copy, circa 1822.
- f. 33v Felicia Dorothea Hemans, née Browne; poet: Poem, 'Prayer' by Felicia Dorothea Hemans: n.d: Copy, circa 1822.
- f. 36v Sir Walter Scott, Baronet; author: Quotation from The Lay of the Last Minstrel, canto 5, st. 13 by Sir Walter Scott: n.d: Copy, circa 1822.
- ff. 42v-43v Frances D'Arblay, née Burney; author: Quotation from Frances D'Arblay: n.d: Copy, circa 1822.
- f. 50v Chillon, Switzerland: Drawing of the castle at Chillon: circa 1822.
- ff. 51v-52 James Montgomery, poet: Extract from poem The West Indies: 1807: Copy, circa 1822.
- ff. 53v-54 Thomas Moore, poet: Quotation from Lalla Rookh, and lyric by Thomas Moore: n.d: Copies, circa 1822.
- ff. 54v-55 Dr Porter: Hymn by Dr — Porter: n.d: Copy, circa 1822.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001997335
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001997335
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1817
- End Date:
- 1827
- Date Range:
- c 1822
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Croly, George, author and divine
D'Arblay, Frances, née Burney; author, 1752-1840
Hemans, Felicia Dorothea, née Browne, poet, 1793-1835
Montgomery, James, poet
Moore, Thomas, poet, 1779-1852
Nelson, Jane
Porter, —, Dr
Scott, Walter, Baronet, author, 1771-1832,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121441874
White, Henry Kirke, poet - Places:
- Chillon, Switzerland
East Wickham, Kent