Eton Poems

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0103 MS ADD 216
Held at	: University College London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll ›
Full title	: Eton Poems
Date(s)	: 18th century
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 volume
Name of creator(s)	: Various Eton schoolboys
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

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 & Use

Language/scripts of material:
Latin

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

From the library of Dr Frederic Septimus Leighton.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica online.

Rules or conventions:

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