| Document Reference | Pw V 26 |
| Title | Bound volume containing MS poems and dramatic works mostly by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne; n.d. [1620-1644] |
| Date | 1620-1644 |
| Extent | 163 ff |
| Level | Item/file |
| Access Conditions | Microfilm surrogate available - readers may be required to use the microfilm in the first instance. |
| Content Description | Individual items in this volume are described under references Pw V 26/1-198. |
| Bound volume of poems and dramatic works the majority are probably by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle |
| Language | English |
| 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 | Aggregate folio book
Physical match: Pw V 522 (script)
Physical match: Pw V 928 (hand)
Physical match: Pw V 26 f 121 (script) & Pw V 26 f 129 (script) & Pw V 1031 (script) |
| Descriptive Features | For details of paper used in this volume see individual items.
Italic script, principally in the hands of the 1st Duke of Newcastle and his secretary John Rolleston (c.1597-1681).
Blue leather with triple gold fillet tooling around edges of upper and lower covers, and Portland coat of arms surrounded by gold-stamped crowned garter in centre of both covers; folded edges of leather on pastedowns include double fillets and outer corner stamps; modern binder gave individual guards to most folios in this book, and added 2 front and 2 back modern flyleaves; the items which form this volume were given individual guards by last binder; these guards were specially made so that the top and fore-edges of all folios would coincide in size and give book uniform borders; top and fore-edges are gold graphed. |
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| Folio 8 of Pw V 26 matches with Pw V 1031 |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
| NA689 | Cavendish; William (1593-1676); 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne; cr. Viscount Mansfield 1620; Earl of Newcastle upon Tyne 1628; Marquess of Newcastle upon Tyne 1643; Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne 1665 | 1593-1676 |
| NA74216 | Rolleston; John (c.1597-1681); Mr; secretary to Newcastle | c.1597-1681 |