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Commonplace book of Gabriel Harvey

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Descriptive Information

Title
Commonplace book of Gabriel Harvey
Alternative Title
Autograph manuscript of portion of commonplace book
Creator
Harvey, Gabriel, 1550?-1631  
Date
1584  
Call Number
Pre-1650 MS 0150
Publication Place
England
Description
  • Binding: Half morocco; marbled endsheets; in morocco slip case "Bound by Hyman Zucker".
  • Script: Autograph in Harvey's hand.
  • Layout: Text on fol. 1r, 4r, and 5r-v written across short dimension, text on fol. 1v, 2r-v, and 3r-v across long dimension.
  • F. 4v: blank.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Manuscript commonplace book.
  • Formerly cataloged under the title: Autograph manuscript of portion of commonplace book.
  • From approximately 1584.
Reference Note
  • Gabriel Harvey's Marginalia. Edited by G. C. Moore Smith. Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press, 1913, p. 79  
  • Stern, Virginia F. Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1979, p. 243  
  • Hulse, Clark. Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend. Urbana: University of Illinois Press for The Newberry Library, 2003, p. 75, 78, and fig. 54  
Formatted Contents
1. fol. 1r: [Selections from English statutes from the years 1584-1585 contiguous with fol. 5v] -- 2. fol. 1v-3v: A Vew, or spectacle of Vanity [poem of 100 lines, author unknown] -- 3. fol. 4r: [Italian, Greek, and Latin commonplaces] -- 4. fol. 5r: [Paraphrase from Johannes Thomas Freig on compiling commonplaces] -- 5. fol. 5v: [Selections from English statutes from the years 1584-1585 contiguous with fol. 1r].  
Extent
5 leaves : paper
Dimensions
125 x 85 mm bound to 132 x 92 mm
Language
  • English
  • Italian
  • Latin
  • Greek, Modern (1453-)
Topical Subject
  • Harvey, Gabriel,1550?-1631  
  • Authors, English  
Temporal Subject
16th century  
Genre Subject
  • Commonplace books  
  • English poetry  
  • Statutes  
  • Manuscripts, English  
  • Bookplates (Provenance)  
Associated Entities
  • Freig, Johannes Thomas, 1543-1583.
  • Zucker, Hyman
  • Gribbel, John, 1858-1936
  • Thomas, George C. (George Clifford), 1839-1909
  • McKee, Thomas Jefferson, 1840-1899
  • Cosens, F. W. (Frederick William), 1819-1889
  • Harvey, Gabriel, 1550?-1631
Collection Title
RBML Manuscript Collection
Sub-Collection
Pre-1650 Manuscript Collection (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition Information
Provenance: 1. Gabriel Harvey (1550?-1631) -- 2. Bookplate of Frederick William Cosens (1819-1889) -- 3. Bookplate of Thomas Jefferson McKee (1840-1899) -- 4. George Clifford Thomas (1839-1909) -- 5. Bookplate of John Gribbel (1858-1936) -- 6. Purchased by the University of Illinois from Robert Barry/Stonehill, 30 January 1946.
Repository
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Type
Manuscript  
Bibliographic Identifier
99510902712205899
Collection
RBML Manuscript Collection
TitleCommonplace book of Gabriel Harvey
Alternative TitleAutograph manuscript of portion of commonplace book
CreatorHarvey, Gabriel, 1550?-1631  
Date1584  
Call NumberPre-1650 MS 0150
Publication PlaceEngland
Description
  • Binding: Half morocco; marbled endsheets; in morocco slip case "Bound by Hyman Zucker".
  • Script: Autograph in Harvey's hand.
  • Layout: Text on fol. 1r, 4r, and 5r-v written across short dimension, text on fol. 1v, 2r-v, and 3r-v across long dimension.
  • F. 4v: blank.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Manuscript commonplace book.
  • Formerly cataloged under the title: Autograph manuscript of portion of commonplace book.
  • From approximately 1584.
Reference Note
  • Gabriel Harvey's Marginalia. Edited by G. C. Moore Smith. Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press, 1913, p. 79  
  • Stern, Virginia F. Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1979, p. 243  
  • Hulse, Clark. Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend. Urbana: University of Illinois Press for The Newberry Library, 2003, p. 75, 78, and fig. 54  
Formatted Contents1. fol. 1r: [Selections from English statutes from the years 1584-1585 contiguous with fol. 5v] -- 2. fol. 1v-3v: A Vew, or spectacle of Vanity [poem of 100 lines, author unknown] -- 3. fol. 4r: [Italian, Greek, and Latin commonplaces] -- 4. fol. 5r: [Paraphrase from Johannes Thomas Freig on compiling commonplaces] -- 5. fol. 5v: [Selections from English statutes from the years 1584-1585 contiguous with fol. 1r].  
Extent5 leaves : paper
Dimensions125 x 85 mm bound to 132 x 92 mm
Language
  • English
  • Italian
  • Latin
  • Greek, Modern (1453-)
Topical Subject
  • Harvey, Gabriel,1550?-1631  
  • Authors, English  
Temporal Subject16th century  
Genre Subject
  • Commonplace books  
  • English poetry  
  • Statutes  
  • Manuscripts, English  
  • Bookplates (Provenance)  
Associated Entities
  • Freig, Johannes Thomas, 1543-1583.
  • Zucker, Hyman
  • Gribbel, John, 1858-1936
  • Thomas, George C. (George Clifford), 1839-1909
  • McKee, Thomas Jefferson, 1840-1899
  • Cosens, F. W. (Frederick William), 1819-1889
  • Harvey, Gabriel, 1550?-1631
Collection TitleRBML Manuscript Collection
Sub-CollectionPre-1650 Manuscript Collection (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
Acquisition InformationProvenance: 1. Gabriel Harvey (1550?-1631) -- 2. Bookplate of Frederick William Cosens (1819-1889) -- 3. Bookplate of Thomas Jefferson McKee (1840-1899) -- 4. George Clifford Thomas (1839-1909) -- 5. Bookplate of John Gribbel (1858-1936) -- 6. Purchased by the University of Illinois from Robert Barry/Stonehill, 30 January 1946.
RepositoryRare Book & Manuscript Library
TypeManuscript  
Bibliographic Identifier99510902712205899
CollectionRBML Manuscript Collection

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