IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS294
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Some reflections on the life of William Shakespeare. A paper Read before the Ipswich Philosophic Society by James Corton Cowell, February 7, 1805. [And a second paper, April 1805].
Date(s): 1805
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 89 pages (22 blank), 1 volume
Name of creator(s): Unknown
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
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CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
'Some reflections on the life of William Shakespeare' by James Corton Cowell, 1805, consisting of two essays, the first of 36 p. and incomplete; the second essay occupies p. 55-87. Cowell is the first critic known to have attributed Shakespeare's plays to Bacon.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
As set out above in Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purposes of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original, which must be assessed by a conservator. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Physical characteristics:
Lower corner of p. 23 is torn off.
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Archival history:
Unknown
Immediate source of acquisition:
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ALLIED MATERIALS
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Entry compiled by J Caudwell.
Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions: 2002-08-29