17th century manuscript notebook [manuscript].

Twyford, Derbyshire, Circa 1680.

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Great Britain -- England.

FAST ACC 272082

This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. The "FAST ACC" number is a temporary call number. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance. Purchase made possible by The Elizabeth T. Kennan Acquisitions Endowment Fund. From dealer's description: "[BRISTOW, Samuel (c. 1658-1703) 17th century manuscript notebook. [Twyford, Derbyshire. Circa 1680]. Contemporary sheep, spine splitting, heavily rubbed and worn with loss to spine and corners. Oblong octavo (155 mm x 94 mm x 25mm). Approximately 229 text pages (excluding blanks) written from both ends. This manuscript notebook comprises what appear to be sermon notes and copy letters in English, juxtaposed – at first glance rather incongruously – with two Latin poems in praise of Jupiter. The notes are written in a hurried and untidy hand and the spelling is quite erratic; the Latin poems are written in a clear and careful hand and the spelling is perfect. They are probably by the same scribe as the pages flow sequentially, but suggest two contrasting states of mind: the notes being a hastily written record of thoughts, and the poems probably a careful copy from a printed source. An inscription to the verso of the first leaf, in a later hand, ascribes the notebook to Samuel Bristow (c. 1658-1703)" Ordered from Dean Cooke, Manuscripts & Rare Books, D9417, 2020-11-17, Cat. "Invisibl inks:on the social lives of manuscripts", REF: 7898.

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