352 "charades" (riddles giving clues to the first and second syllables and the whole of a two-syllable answer), with a list of answers at the back. The charades are separated by printed borders pasted in. Newspaper clippings on "charards" or charades are pasted on the pastedowns and endpapers.
Language:
English
Provenance:
Purchased, 2004.
Resource Type:
Text
Form/Genre:
Codices (bound manuscripts); riddles (document genres); Manuscripts, English -- 18th century; Manuscripts, English -- 19th century; Manuscripts, European
Physical Description:
94 leaves : paper; 94 x 154 mm bound to 100 x 157 mm
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title from spine label; date from bookseller's description.; Foliation: Paper, 94; [1-94]; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Decoration: Pasted geometric and floral borders.; Binding: Contemporary sheep with blind ruled borders, original metal clasp intact.; Origin: Possibly written in England, circa 1800.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 960
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