Literary Manuscripts Leeds Collections: manuscripts from The Brotherton Library

The Library has acquired perpetual access to the Literary Manuscripts Leeds Collection, a digitised resource published  by Adam Matthews. 

This resource offers literary scholars the opportunity to examine manuscripts of 17th and 18th century verse held in the celebrated Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds. Alongside original compositions are copied verses, translations, songs and riddles.

The collections consists of an assortment of manuscripts, some entirely dedicated to poetry, while others contain medicinal recipes, household accounts, draft letters, musical scores and plays. There are also several printed works, with handwritten verse additions.

The manuscripts range from contemporary copies of poems by writers like Colvil, Dryden, Fairfax and Pope to popular tags and epitaphs. 

Many of the manuscripts are miscellanies and commonplace books which have never previously been indexed. 

Full listings of the manuscripts, manuscript types, authors, first lines, verse titles and colour images available can be found on the documents list. 

Literary Manuscripts at Leeds can be accessed directly or via the Library Catalogue.

Collection Development / Forbairt Bailiúchán

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