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Date
early to mid 17th century
Location
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Media format
Manuscript text
Extent
94 leaves

Language
English
Size
15 x 10 cm
Genre
Reference
Literary
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Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 235762
Folger call number: V.a.545
Folger holdings ID: 289508
Accession Number: MS Add 774
Summary
Arranged under Latin headings, with Latin and English entries, including maxims, apothegms, anecdotes and many references to Sidney's Arcadia and Defence of poesie, Camden, Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus, and Cicero. Some of the headings have no entries. Also, a series of Latin adages with English translations beginning near the end of the volume, upside-down (leaves 35-47, beginning on the verso of leaf 47)
Notes
General notes

[12], 9-89, [1] p., 3-7, [1], 8-49 leaves. Unnumbered pages 1-6 before p. 9 and leaves 45v-49v damaged affecting text; unnumbered pages 7-12 before p. 9 and leaf between leaves 7 and 8 are blank modern paper In English and Latin Selections also available as a digital reproduction Formerly Folger MS Add 774 Acquired from W. Myers from Sotheby's October 28, 1981, lot 667

Also known as
Extended title: Commonplace book early to mid 17th century
Subjects
Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586. Arcadia Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586. Apologie for poetrie Camden, William, 1551-1623 Cicero, Marcus Tullius Plutarch. Coriolanus
Related names
subject: Camden, William, 1551-1623
subject: Cicero, Marcus Tullius

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