Miscellany of Henry Jodrell [manuscript], ca. 1780.
Jodrell, Henry, compiler.; Milton, John, 1608-1674. Works. Selections.; Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667. Works. Selections.; Otway, Thomas, 1652-1685. Works. Selections.; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Works. Selections.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays. Selections.; Bayfield Hall Library, former owner.
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Title
Miscellany of Henry Jodrell [manuscript], ca. 1780.
Variant title
Folger card catalog title: Commonplace book, ca. 1780
Description
171 leaves ; 24 x 19 cm
Associated name
Jodrell, Henry, compiler.
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Works. Selections.
Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667. Works. Selections.
Otway, Thomas, 1652-1685. Works. Selections.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Works. Selections.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays. Selections.
Bayfield Hall Library, former owner.
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Works. Selections.
Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667. Works. Selections.
Otway, Thomas, 1652-1685. Works. Selections.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Works. Selections.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays. Selections.
Bayfield Hall Library, former owner.
Summary
The entries are divided into two sections, beginning from each end: (1) extracts, both poetry and prose, from Milton, Cowley, Otway, S. Johnson, and others; (2) extracts from all of Shakespeare's plays except The tempest, Merry wives of Windsor, Titus Andronicus, Pericles. Each section is preceded by a list of authors extracted. The first list is subscribed (in the same hand as the extracts) "selected by Henry Jodrell."
Note
86 leaves are blank.
Binding information
Original half sheep, marbled boards.
Provenance
Label of the Bayfield Hall library. There is a Bayfield Hall in Norfolkshire.
Genre/form
Anthologies.
Poems.
Manuscripts (documents)
Poems.
Manuscripts (documents)
Item Details
Call number
M.a.164
Folger accession
cs467