BIB_ID
83619
Accession number
MA 56-57
Creator
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.
Display Date
1818 July 3-1819 Nov. 30 and 1820 Oct. 16-Nov. 27.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (303 pages), unbound ; size varies
Notes
The manuscript is unsigned.
The Morgan also holds the autograph manuscript of Canto XIII of Don Juan (MA 3001).
The Morgan also holds the autograph manuscript of Canto XIII of Don Juan (MA 3001).
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: page 2, MA 56. Bird on pedestal.
Watermark: page 4, MA 56. Bird with two tail feathers on pedestal.
Watermark: Countermark: page 4. Letters "P (flower) "G" with fleur-de-lis above.
Watermark: page 5, MA 56. Cupid with wings holding banner "SUL MASSO".
Watermark: page 9, MA 56. Three mushroom shaped hats with tassel.
Watermark: Countermark: page 9, MA 56. Letters "P" (flower) "G".
Watermark: page 19, MA 56. Lion.
Watermark: page 32, MA 56. Lion with long tail, beard and crown on land.
Watermark: Countermark: page 32, MA 56. Letters "FFA".
Watermark: page 4, MA 56. Bird with two tail feathers on pedestal.
Watermark: Countermark: page 4. Letters "P (flower) "G" with fleur-de-lis above.
Watermark: page 5, MA 56. Cupid with wings holding banner "SUL MASSO".
Watermark: page 9, MA 56. Three mushroom shaped hats with tassel.
Watermark: Countermark: page 9, MA 56. Letters "P" (flower) "G".
Watermark: page 19, MA 56. Lion.
Watermark: page 32, MA 56. Lion with long tail, beard and crown on land.
Watermark: Countermark: page 32, MA 56. Letters "FFA".
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer Sotheran, 1900.
Housed in
MA 57: Blue cloth drop-spine box (43.6 cm)
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