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Image Number: 
Bookreader English MS 202
Reference Number: 
English MS 202
Parent Work Title: 
Robert Hassall - Commonplace Book
Date Created: 
16th century
Description: 
Robert Hassall - Commonplace Book, sixteenth century English Manuscript. Contemporary copy with entries relating to the history and customs of Kent; the names of the Mayors and Sheriffs of Chester (1326-1612), with notes; many pieces of verse, notes on legal proceedings, etc. Later hands insert notes on the pedigree of the family of Leche of Carden, 1584-1711, etc.
Keyword: 
Scrapbooks; Notebooks; Poetry; Poems; Customs; History; Ancestry
Language Code: 
eng-GB
Language: 
English
Subject: 
Commonplace books--Great Britain
Subject: 
Literature and history--England--History--16th century
Subject: 
Genealogy--Early works to 1800
Subject: 
Manners and customs--History
Subject: 
Manners and customs--Poetry
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Sub-Category: 
Scrapbooks
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
England
Places Covered: 
England: Kent
Places Covered: 
England: Cheshire: Chester
Item Height: 
305 mm
Item Width: 
210 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2018-06-18
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2018-06
Educational Notes: 
MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Academic Project Lead: 
David Matthews