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Eton Poems


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0103 MS ADD 216

Held at: University College London

Title: Eton Poems

Date(s): 18th century

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume

Name of creator(s): Various Eton schoolboys

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, was founded by Henry VI in 1440-1441 and largely educates boys from the upper classes. The precise background to this manuscript is unknown.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

'Poemata Etonensia': copies of Latin verses.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Latin

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Physical characteristics:

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Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

From the library of Dr Frederic Septimus Leighton.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica online.

Date(s) of descriptions: 1999, revised Jul 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Latin | Indo-european languages
Poetry | Literary forms and genres | Literature
Private education | Educational systems
Schools | Educational institutions

Personal names

Corporate names
Eton College | public school

Places