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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries

Document Reference	Pw V 126
Title	Volume containing abstracts of European treaties and commentary on political events from 1678-1748 in the hand of W.H.C. Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; n.d. [1759]
Date	1759 (c)
Extent	170 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Volume contains continuous narrative on European political events from 1678 to 1748 with abstracts of and commentaries on treaties connected with these events; written on recto of each folio with verso blank; includes occasional notes on verso relating to details in the text including references to books on which this work is based. Dated from flyleaf which reads 'March 1859'.
Language	English
Term	politics, Europe
ReprodnNote	Volumes from Pw V cannot be photographed by readers with their own camera or device, but reprographic copies can be supplied for educational and private study purposes only.
Physical Description	Quarto volume Contemporary foliation, 1 to 118, does not include 3 blank folios preceding the copied text and 49 blank folios after the text.
Condition	Condition of paper is good; condition of binding - spine is loose at the head and the tail
Descriptive Features	Watermark, Post Horn within crowned, ornate shield with a small beehive suspended from the shield, and the name C & I Honing below the beehive, approx. 115 x 80 mm. Countermark, letters IV, approx. 12 x 24 mm Fine, slender italic script in the very high and very low stems. Marble paper on pasteboard; on upper cover it is written in black ink 'Duke of Portland. Welbeck'.
Watermark	Horn (crowned shield)
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