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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 677
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Omnia Vanitas', by William Fielding; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 143 lines in hexameters.
Endorsed: Omnia Vanitas. W. Feilding.
Title Of Work
Omnia Vanitas
First Line of Poem
Sol mundi testis, qui pura lampade cinctus
Last Line of Poem
Nec natura illi, nec praesens sufficit orbis.
Language
Latin
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw V 678 (dimensions)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Post Horn within ornate shield and letters HC, suspended under the shield, 95 x 48 mm
Countermark: Letters MS, 10 x 14 mm
Watermark
Horn (ornate shield)
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72759
Fielding; William; Mr
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