Manuscripts

John Murray authentification of a fragment of an autograph poem by Lord Byron

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Description: The authenticated fragment is: Oscar of Alva (Hours of Idlenes), see mssHM 12379.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1880 March 20.
Call number: mssHM 7840
Creator: Murray, John(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson, Joline Sale, Lot #1167/135, October 1915.
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