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Manuscripts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Letter, 1824, of Lord Byron to Sir John Bowring.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8766
Scope and Contents

With four letters, 1824 and 1828, concerning Byron, and a manuscript of his last poem, undated.

Dates: 1824-1828 and undated.

Manuscript of cantos I, II and V of 'Don Juan' by Lord Byron.

 Item
Identifier: MS.50000
Content Description

The first canto is dated Venice September 16th 1818, the fifth canto is dated Ravenna, October 16th 1820. Originally intended as a neat copy for the printer the manuscript became a working copy as Byron made subsequent revisions and additions.

Dates: 1818-1820