For the most part in the Autograph of John Milton.
Published in photographic facsimile in 1899 by the Cambridge University Press; under the editorship of W. Aldis Wright, M.A., Vice-Master, who has added an Introduction and line-for-line reprint of the whole MS.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
| Shelfmark | R.3.4 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | The Milton Manuscript (autograph) |
| Alternative Title | The Milton Ms. |
| James Number | 583 |
| Century | 17th |
| Physical Description | Varying numbers of lines to a page. |
| Provenance | Given by Sir Henry Puckering, 1691. Autograph of Milton |
| Donor | Puckering [formerly Newton], Sir Henry, third baronet (bap. 1618, d. 1701), Royalist Army Officer and Local Politician |
| Size (cm) | 32 x 21 |
| Folio | 24 ff. |
| Material | Paper |
| Language | English |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/R.3.4/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 20/02/2016 |
Contents
Bibliography
Beer, A.R., Milton : Poet, Pamphleteer and Patriot (London, 2008)
Carey, J., and A. Fowler, ed., The poems of John Milton (London, 1968)
Hunter, W. B., 'A bibliographical excursus into Milton's Trinity manuscript', Milton Quarterly 19 (1985), 61-71.
Index of English Literary Manuscripts, vol. II, 1625-1700, compiled by Peter Beal (London; New York, 1987-1993), 70
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