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Add MS 88931/1/3/14
- Record Id:
- 040-000897986
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000897929
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000147.0x000374
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 88931/1/3/14
- Title:
- 'Titus in Umbra' (Gormenghast chapters 1-7)
- Scope & Content:
-
Comprises:
- typescript leaves entitled 'Titus in Umbra', with handwritten revisions and additional handwritten leaves;
- autograph draft of poem 'White Mules at Prayer';
- typewritten letter [from Peake's typist Hilda Neal], dated 5 July 1948, with conclusion of Chapter 7 in Peake's hand on reverse.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000897929
036-000897930
037-000897931
040-000897986 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88931 : Mervyn Peake Archive
Add MS 88931/1 : Prose
Add MS 88931/1/3 : Titus/Gormenghast Series
Add MS 88931/1/3/14 : 'Titus in Umbra' (Gormenghast chapters 1-7) - Hierarchy:
- 032-000897929[0001]/036-000897930[0003]/037-000897931[0014]/040-000897986
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88931
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1948
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- Jul 1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: ff.75
- Former External References:
- UCL ref: MS ADD 234 Box III(i) A272
- Information About Copies:
- Digital images (made by the British Library in 2012) of each folio in the file are available to consult in the Manuscripts Reading Room - please see staff for details
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)