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Ashley MS 5263
- Record Id:
- 040-001980158
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001978147
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001482.0x0001a1
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ashley MS 5263
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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'Erechtheus': a poem by A. C. Swinburne; [1875]. Autograph draft, written on one side only of forty-four folio leaves, and on both sides of a further twenty-one (ff. 4, 6, 11-17, 20, 30, 33, 38-44, 50, 52). The papers used are as follows:―
Cream wove paper, with no watermark: ff. 1-10, 24-28, 31, 45-65.
Cream laid paper, watermarked as follows: ff. 11-17b. 'A Pirie & Sons' [Gothic] and figure of Britannia.
f. 18. 'AAS' below seated female figure.
f. 19. 'Pirie / 1874'.
ff. 20-23. 'Annandale / Polton' and 'AAS' below seated female figure.
ff. 29, 30, 30b. 'A Pirie & Sons' [Gothic] and figure of Britannia.
ff. 32-43b. 'Annandale / Polton' and 'AAS' below seated female figure.
ff. 44, 44b. Figure of Britannia.
The evidence of compositors' names etc. indicates that this MS. was used as printer's copy. The MS. has the autograph title 'Erechtheus'. Ashley Library Catalogue, vi, p. 114.
Folio; ff. ii+65.
Poetry ENGLISH: Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet: Poem, 'Erechtheus', by Algernon Charles Swinburne: [1875]: Autogr. draft.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ashley Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001978147
040-001980158 - Is part of:
- Ashley MS A17-5768 : Ashley Manuscripts
Ashley MS 5263 : 'Erechtheus': a poem by A. C. Swinburne; [1875]. Autograph draft, written on one side only of forty-four folio leaves, and… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001978147[1417]/040-001980158
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Ashley MS A17-5768
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1875
- End Date:
- 1875
- Date Range:
- [1875]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Swinburne, Algernon Charles, poet, 1837-1909