Page proofs of 'Extrait de l’Histoire de la Republique de Venise' and 'Extrait de l’Histoire des Republiques Italiennes'; with annotations and a note of Lord Byron, ? 1821.
Scope and Contents
These proofs relate to the appendices Lord Byron added to his play, ‘The Two Foscari’. The play was written in the summer of 1821 and published with ‘Cain’ and ‘Sardanapalus’ by John Murray in the December of the same year.
Galley proofs of ‘Extrait de l’histoire de la Republique de Venise’, with corrections possibly of Byron: folios 1-2;
Page proofs of ‘Extrait de l’historie de la Republique de Venise’, with pencil corrections in an unknown hand: folios 3-11;
Page proofs of ‘Extrait de l’histoire des Republiques Italiennes’, with a note of Byron relating to the title and pencil corrections in an unknown hand: folios 12-17.
Dates
- Creation: ? 1821.
Creator
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Extent
18 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
i + 17 folios.
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