Collection of late eighteenth-century poetry, including an English translation of Voltaire’s Zadig
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CMV35718
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Post-1650 MA 0184, ‘[Collection of late 18th century English poetry]’
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Collection of late eighteenth-century poetry, including an English translation of Voltaire’s Zadig
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OCN191852714
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Brief Summary:
A collection of late eighteenth-century poetry compiled by Sarah Clarke, including an English translation of Voltaire’s Zadig.
Detailed Summary:
The translation of Voltaire’s Zadig, found on f.61, was made by Francis Ashmore Esquire c.1780.
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Physical Description
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94 ff.
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190 x 130 mm
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Bound in contemporary calf.
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Two leaves have been laid-in between f.92 and f.93. These contain ‘Names of the principal persons in the history of Sr Charles Grandison’ and ‘Letters to a young nobleman publish’d 1762’. These leaves have now been removed and are catalogued as Post-1650 MS 185. An inscription on the front pastedown provides the provenance of the MS: ‘My dear aunt Sarah Clarkes book of songs & sonnets. Brought from Saxmundham by T Smith after my dear aunt Elizabeth Clarke’s death.’
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History
Date:
c.1800
Ownership:
Owned by Sarah Clarke.
Origin (transcript):
Saxmundham, Suffolk
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Provenance:
Purchased on 12 June 1965 from Hammelmann.
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