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1. Commonplace book, [1720-1760].
- Published / Created:
- [1720-1760]
- Call Number:
- Osborn c144
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison,...
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary calf, one cover gone, one detached. On spine: Commonplace book.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe--Economic conditions--18th century, Europe--Population--18th century, Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century, Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century, and Great Britain--Population--Statistics
- Subject (Name):
- Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, English, Nobility--Great Britain--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), Theater--Great Britain, and Verse satire, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Commonplace book, [1720-1760].
2. Commonplace book, [1720-1760].
- Published / Created:
- [1720-1760]
- Call Number:
- Osborn c144
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison,...
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary calf, one cover gone, one detached. On spine: Commonplace book.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe--Economic conditions--18th century, Europe--Population--18th century, Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century, Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century, and Great Britain--Population--Statistics
- Subject (Name):
- Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, English, Nobility--Great Britain--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), Theater--Great Britain, and Verse satire, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Commonplace book, [1720-1760].
3. Commonplace book, circa 1630-1670.
- Creator:
- Fitzherbert, Richard, d. 1653?
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1630-1670]
- Call Number:
- Osborn fb252
- Image Count:
- 2
- Abstract:
- Manuscript volume on paper, in several hands, two-thirds of which contains numerous brief commonplace book entries in Latin and English arranged under alphabetical Latin headings. The most frequently quoted author is Seneca, but there are also passage...
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary full parchment; extensive later 17th century annotations on covers, containing excerpts from Robert Wild's Iter Borealis and verses on the Popish Plot.
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, Classical literature--Quotations, Conduct of life--Quotations, maxims, etc, English prose literature--17th century, and Fathers of the church--Quotations
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Commonplace book, circa 1630-1670.
4. The praemonition
- Published / Created:
- [17th century]
- Call Number:
- Osborn fb217
- Collection Title:
- Ten books of epigrams; the curiositie whereof, for conception, stile, instruction, and other
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Description:
- Volume is wanting pp. 11-18.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain --Social life and customs --17th century
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, Epigrams, and Nobility --Great Britain --17th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The praemonition
