British Literary Manuscripts: From 800 to 1800, Volume 1Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981 - 272 pages An incredible 1000 years of British literary culture as seen through autograph hand. Chaucer, Ralegh, Milton, Newton, Blake, Burns: 129 autographs by 111 authors reproduced from originals in Morgan Library. Transcriptions, commentary. |
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translation of Exodus XIth century | 2 |
Confessio Amantis XVth century | 3 |
Troilus and Criseyde XVth century | 4 |
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