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The masque of Comus, the poem: PB 274-2003

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The masque of Comus, the poem

Maker(s)

Author: Milton, John
Contributor: Doren, Mark van
Composer: Lawes, Henry
Contributor: Foss, Hubert
Illustrator: Dulac, Edmund
Publisher: Heritage Press
Printer: Cambridge University Press

Categories

Description

By John Milton; with a preface by Mark Van Doren, & the airs by Henry Lawes, with a preface by Hubert Foss; illustrated with water-colors by Edmund Dulac

117p ; 28cm

Place(s) associated

  • New York
  • Cambridge (Cambs.)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1955

Note

Quarter bound in black cloth with marbled paper sides. Issued in slipcase.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 274-2003
Primary reference Number: 95839

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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