Record Number: 22914
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Transcription in Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand of lines attributed to Sir Thomas Browne, beginning, 'the Almond florisheth ye Birch trees flowe'.
Century:1600-1699, 1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1670 and 31 Dec 1713
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1648
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:unknown
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Verses beginning 'the Almond florisheth ye Birch trees flowe'
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:22914
Source:Manuscript
Author:Elizabeth Lyttelton
Title:Elizabeth Lyttelton's Commonplace Book
Location:Cambridge University Library
Call No:MS Add. 8460
Page/Folio:36v
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Elizabeth Lyttelton, Elizabeth Lyttelton's Commonplace Book, Cambridge University Library, MS Add. 8460, 36v, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22914, accessed: 15 October 2024
Additional Comments:
By kind permission of Scriptorium: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Online (http://scriptorium.english.cam.ac.uk/). See http://scriptorium.english.cam.ac.uk/manuscripts/images/index.php?ms1=Add.8640&page=151 for digital images.