Commonplace-book, containing moral discourses, maxims, 'devices', and verse, including hymns and 'bouts-rimés', chiefly in French, but also in Latin and German., Late 17th century.
Scope and Contents
Some pieces are described as being 'par moi-même'; others are copied from other authors. The sentiments are Protestant. Several of the poems are in honour of persons belonging to the reigning houses of Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Gotha, and Brandenburg; the works from which extracts are given include those of Madam and Mademoiselle Deshoulières, Tavernier, and Gregorio Leti. From these references, the manuscript seems to have been written at the end of the seventeenth century. The first leaf of the text is missing.
Dates
- Creation: Late 17th century.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
107 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
French
Arrangement
107 + several blank folios.
Custodial History
On folio 1 verso is the name of Eleonore, Margravine of Brandenburg-Anspach, apparently Eleonore Erdmute Luise, who was consort of Margrave Johann Friedrich from 1681 to 1692; also the signature of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe.
Repository Details
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