Commonplace book of Matthew Day [manuscript], ca. 1650.
Day, Matthew, 1574-1661, compiler.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669.; Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635.; Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674.; King, Henry, 1592-1669.; May, Thomas, 1595-1650.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, former owner.
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Title
Commonplace book of Matthew Day [manuscript], ca. 1650.
Description
[2], 10, 163 p.
Associated name
Day, Matthew, 1574-1661, compiler.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669.
Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632.
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635.
Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674.
King, Henry, 1592-1669.
May, Thomas, 1595-1650.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, former owner.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669.
Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632.
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635.
Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674.
King, Henry, 1592-1669.
May, Thomas, 1595-1650.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, former owner.
Scope and content
Commonplace book of Latin aphorisms (Part I: p. 1-9). Poetical miscellany (Part II: p. 1-107). Among the poets mentioned are Denham, Thomas Dekker, Walter Raleigh, Randolph, Herrick, King, Thomas May and Shakespeare to whom a poem on the King is attributed (p. 2, Part II). Probably collected by Matthew Day who was mayor of Windsor. Also, a work on the five senses.
Language Note
In English and Latin.
Note
Blank pages: p. 108-157; 163-end.
Index at end (p. 158-162) for commonplace book portion.
Poems listed in the Folger index of first lines.
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Index at end (p. 158-162) for commonplace book portion.
Poems listed in the Folger index of first lines.
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Publications about material
The copy of Sir John Denham's "Cooper's Hill" (p. 95) has been edited by B.O. Hehir in Expans'd hieroglyphicks, 1969.
Provenance
J.P. Collier manuscript bought at his sale 1884, lot 906.
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 452.1
Halliwell-Phillipps, J.O. Calendar of the Shakespearean rarities, drawings & engravings formerly preserved at Hollingbury Copse (1891), 52
Halliwell-Phillipps, J.O. Calendar of the Shakespearean rarities, drawings & engravings formerly preserved at Hollingbury Copse (1891), 52
Item Details
Call number
V.a.160
Folger accession
cs452