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Have these marginalia ever been printed? Has the volume been microfilmed? Someone better than I at reading manuscript should get after this. A. On Jun 6, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Stuart Hart wrote: > Regrettably not. That said, there are some minor printing errors > relating to the numbering of the different books which add to its > charm. In terms of marginalia, there is a 1590 edition of the FQ > located in the Bodleian, which has marginal notes throughout the > second book; indeed there seems to be a entry beside virtually every > verse. Yet mysteriously, they then end abruptly midway through the > tenth canto. Fascinating. > > S. > > ________________________________________ > From: Sidney-Spenser Discussion List [[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Anne Prescott [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 4:20 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Timias at III.v.43 > > You lucky man! It's amazing how many Spensers are out there. Is > yours annotated? It's the annotations that I love even more than the > books themselves. I did tell you that when I bought my 1609 Spenser > (the one I had to return because it had been stolen, although not by > the bookseller) the seller said, when I asked about marginalia, > "Only a few pencil marks and those easily erased." Anne. > On Jun 6, 2010, at 5:33 AM, Stuart Hart wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, >> thank you to those of you who took the time to respond to my query >> regarding the use of 'Whole' and 'Hole' by Timias at III.v.43. Your >> ideas have been particularly helpful. >> >> In keeping with Anne and Andrew's previous posts, I am pleased to >> inform members of the list that I have recently purchased a 1679 >> folio of Spenser from Robert Allen Books, thereby ensuring that it >> will have a safe and loving home. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Stuart Hart >> University of Birmingham. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content > by Converged, and is believed to be clean. > > ***** Email confidentiality notice ***** > > The information contained in this email may be confidential and is > for the intended recipient only. Unauthorised use, disclosure, > copying or alteration of this message is strictly forbidden. > Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those > of Solihull School. > Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this > email in error. > Solihull School cannot accept responsibility for the transmittion of > any virus or guarantee the security of the content. > > Solihull School is a limited company registered in England and Wales > No. 6337650. Registered Charity No. 1120597 > Registered Office: 793 Warwick Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3DJ