Item 10 - Poems

Identity area

Reference code

Crewe MS/10

Title

Poems

Date(s)

  • 18th c. (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 volume (39 x 29 cm), containing 34 leaves, with papers pasted to the rectos. Half-bound.

Context area

Archival history

The armorial bookplate of Robert, Earl of Crewe, is pasted inside the book and his heraldic ‘garb’ is stamped on the front cover.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

On the spine is stamped ‘M.S. Poetry of the 18th Century’. For the contents see the separate descriptions.

System of arrangement

Foliated 1–34.

Conditions of access and use area

Language of material

  • English
  • French
  • Latin