Verse letter by John Donne, 1611-1612, published, with a facsimile, by Dame Helen Gardner, John Donne's holograph of 'A letter to the Lady Carey and Mrs. Essex Riche' (London, 1972)
MS. Eng. poet. d. 197
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Verse letter by John Donne, 1611-1612, published, with a facsimile, by Dame Helen Gardner, John Donne's holograph of 'A letter to the Lady Carey and Mrs. Essex Riche' (London, 1972)
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. poet. d. 197
Summary
Verse letter by John Donne, 1611-12, published, with a facsimile, by Dame Helen Gardner, John Donne's holograph of 'A letter to the Lady Carey and Mrs. Essex Riche' (London, 1972).
Date
1611-1612, 1972
Language
English
Physical extent
1 leaf
Custodial history
Owned by the Montagu family, Dukes of Manchester (HMC 7: 8th report, app. ii (1881), no. 593).
Acquisition
Sotheby's, 23 June 1970, lot 267; bought from Martin Breslauer with the aid of contributions from E. S. de Beer, Bodley's American Friends, the Hulme Surplus Fund, the Pilgrim Trust, and the fund administered by the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1970.
Subject
Literature
English poetry
17th century
Poets
Poetry
English poetry -- 17th century
Poetry -- 17th century
English literature -- 17th century
