The harmony of birds : a poem printed by John Wight in the middle of the sixteenth century and now reprinted by James E. Masters at the High House Press
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Type of record: Book
Title: The harmony of birds : a poem printed by John Wight in the middle of the sixteenth century and now reprinted by James E. Masters at the High House Press
Classmark: Large Printing Collection/HIG
Additional creator(s): Skelton, John (1460?-1529) (Other); High House Press (Other)
Related people: Skelton, John
Publication city: Shaftesbury, County of Dorset
Date(s): 1928
Language: English
Size and medium: 31 p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/302197
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991004545619705181
Description
"170 copies... printed on unbleached Arnold hand-made paper ..."
"The authorship of the poem is unknown, but it was attributed to John Skelton by William Herbert... Payne Collier was doubtful as to Skelton's authorship of A proper new boke of the armonye of byrdes."
Additional description
No.5 of an edition of 170 copies
Access and usage
Access
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