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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 261
Title
Autograph MS poem, entitled 'Descriptio Horologii', by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford; n.d. [c.1675]
Date
1675 (c)
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 21 lines in hexameters.
Signed 'Ro: Harley'; school verses.
For date, see Pw V 263.
Title Of Work
Descriptio Horologii
First Line of Poem
Exiguae celebranda Rei miracula dicam
Last Line of Poem
Obstat adhuc, tenui vix duco carmen avena
Language
Latin
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Physical match: Pw V 262 (dimensions, paper, script) & Pw V 263 (dimensions, paper, script)
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Countermark: Letters IV, approx. 15 x 20 mm.
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Dates of existence
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Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714
1661-1724
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