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Date
ca. 1690-ca. 1725
Location
Scotland
Great Britain
Great Britain
Media format
Manuscript text
Extent
32 leaves
Language
English
Genre
Literary
Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 226669
Folger call number: V.a.255
Folger holdings ID: 258171
Accession Number: cs1302
Folger call number: V.a.255
Folger holdings ID: 258171
Accession Number: cs1302
Summary
Mainly poems; some are attributed to Alexander Cunningham, John Pringle, John Shaw, Sir Kenelm Digby and Sir Francis Bacon. One is on Sir Francis Bacon and several are associated with John Rutherford, minister of Yarrow, Scotland. Several have a Scottish interest. Also aphorisms and philosophical maxims
Notes
General notes
Leaf lacking between leaf 29 and leaf 30 Poems listed in the Folger index of first lines Formerly Folger MS 1302.2 Studies in Scottish literature, v. VII, no. 4 (Ap. 1970) This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance
Also known as
Extended title: Poetical miscellany of Gideon Rutherford ca. 1690-ca. 1725
Alternate titles: Commonplace book of Gideon Rutherford
Alternate titles: Commonplace book of Gideon Rutherford
Related names
author: Rutherford, Gideon, active 1690-1725
subject: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
subject: Rutherford, John, 1641-1710
associated with: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
associated with: Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665
associated with: Cunningham, Alexander, active 17th century
associated with: Pringle, John, 1627 or 1628-1682
associated with: Shaw, John, active 1634-1661
subject: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
subject: Rutherford, John, 1641-1710
associated with: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
associated with: Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665
associated with: Cunningham, Alexander, active 17th century
associated with: Pringle, John, 1627 or 1628-1682
associated with: Shaw, John, active 1634-1661