The famous histories of the seven champions of Christendom translated into verses [manuscript], 1665.
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The famous histories of the seven champions of Christendom translated into verses [manuscript], 1665.
Description
262 leaves.
Associated name
Brampton, Gawdy, 1589-approximately 1665, attributed name.
Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659? Seven champions of Christendom.
Bacon, Philippa, 1576?-1626.
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.
Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, former owner.
Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659? Seven champions of Christendom.
Bacon, Philippa, 1576?-1626.
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.
Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, former owner.
Scope and content
Autograph manuscript initialed, G.B. Dedicated to the Lady Bacon at Redgrave Hall. Poetical version of Richard Johnson's History of the seven champions of Christendome, 1608. G.B. has been definitely identified as Gawdy Brampton by M.R. Mahl in her Ph.D. dissertation, New York University, 1961.
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Listed in Folger index of first lines.
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Provenance
Roxburghe - Heber Manuscript.
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 103.1
Linked resources
Folgerpedia article about Folger Shakespeare Library V.a.139 (with partial transcription)
Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Romances.
Poems.
Romances.
Poems.
Item Details
Call number
V.a.139
Folger accession
cs103