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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
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.
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:
University of Nottingham Library:
Folio 8 of Pw V 26 matches with Pw V 1031
Click the links below to view related name indexes
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
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