'Monarchicke tragedies’ (London, 1607) by William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, containing an autograph sonnet of William Drummond of Hawthornden to Alexander, and marginal notes, marking parallel passages chiefly from Sir Philip Sydney’s ‘Arcadia’.
File
Identifier: MS.1692
Dates
- Creation: [1607, or after.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Volumes ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iii folios + many printed pages.
The sonnet is on folio iii.
Custodial History
The volume was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1936.
Bibliography
The sonnet was printed with an introductory note in 'The Scottish antiquary', xlii, (Edinburgh, 1899), page 59.
The printed book cited in the title of this description has been described in full in the catalogue of printed books. A link to the description is included under 'External Documents'.
The printed book cited in the title of this description has been described in full in the catalogue of printed books. A link to the description is included under 'External Documents'.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk