Shelfmark
MS 311
Author
Title
Commonplace book [manuscript]
Publication, distribution, etc.
Eton, 1806-1812.
Physical description
1 v. ; 227 x 182 mm.
Language
Written in English, French, Italian, Latin, Greek, and Arabic.
Note
Material: paper; watermark: "John Fellows 1806".
Note
Format: codex.
Note
Accompanying material: 4 loose items inserted between upper board and textblock; each entitled: "Hawtrey. Gratae vices" dated 10 September 1807 (1 leaf), "English translations from Greek, Spanish, German, Italian and French" (1 gathering of 8 leaves), one note regarding a book in 12 languages from 1560 (2 leaves), one note with Greek verses by Shelley and the Hellenics by Walter Savage Landor (1 leaf, folded).
Note
Mise-en-page: usually two columns written in cursive but calligraphic scripts (Latin, Greek, Arabic). The writer divided the textblock into three parts, each of which has blank pages at the end. Numeration in Arabic numerals in top right corners; starts from 1 at the beginning of each part.
Note
Decoration: none.
Note
Handwriting: one hand, E.C. Hawtrey's, throughout.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Miscellanea poetica et prosaica. Pars prima -- Index to first part -- Miscellanea poetica et prosaica. Pars secunda -- Index to second part -- Miscellanea poetica et prosaica. Pars tertia -- Index to third part.
Cite as
Eton College, MS 311
Provenance
Origin: "Eton, 1806" is written on front flyleaf.
Binding
19th-century vellum over ?millboards. Covers decorated with gilt (now faded) roll with floral motifs to form a border. Spine is flat, decorated with gilt (now faded) fillets. Textblock trimmed and dyed red. Endpapers of red (lining papers) and undecorated paper; one flyleaf at both ends of the textblock.
Added entry--place
England Eton.
Language code
eng fre ita lat grc ara
Identifier
B52830