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Title: [Manuscript annotations and notes on A report and discourse written by Roger Ascham]
Alternative Title: A report and discourse written by Roger Ascham, of the affaires and state of Germany and the Emperour Charles his court, durying certaine yeares while the fayd Roger was there
Creator: Yelverton, William
Ascham, Roger
Date Created and/or Issued: [after 1570]
Contributing Institution: UCLA, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Collection: Early Modern Annotated Books from UCLA’s Clark Library
Rights Information: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: Scope/Content: Extensive contemporary underscoring, marks, and annotations throughout in the hand of William Yelverton (alternating between italic and secretary scripts). Annotations index key terms and concepts in the printed text while also occasionally offering commentary. An annotation on f. 6r references Machiavelli. f. 19v and f. 21v have Latin manuscript annotations in a different (but contemporary) hand referencing facing pages (perhaps binder's notes?).
Scope/Content: Armorial book-plate of William Fuller Maitland. Ownership inscription on title page: "This booke perteyneth to W. Yeluerton." Title page also contains multiple ownership autographs of William Yelverton and a single autograph of "Caterine Yelverton." Manuscript note "Reade" in upper margin of title page, which also contains several pen trials.
Type: text
Format: ink on paper
Form/Genre: Annotations (Provenance)--England--16th century
Bookplates (Provenance)--England--19th century
Inscriptions (Provenance)--England--16th century
marginalia (annotations)
Extent: 33 pages, bound ; 20 cm
Identifier: ark:/21198/n13312
PR 2201 .R41
Language: English
eng
Subject: Germany--History--Charles V, 1519-1556
Place: England
52.16045, -0.70312
Relation: ESTC S100282
Location: CLUW

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