Identity area
Reference code
E1.
Title
Autobiography,
Date(s)
- [c.1645]-[1698x1729]. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 bundle.
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Scope and content
Manuscript copies, [c.1645]-[1698x1729], of Edward Herbert’s autobiography, which was written in the 1640s and covers the period up to his recall from France in 1624.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
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Publication note
Editions and analysis of these manuscripts include: J. Hoey, ‘Lord Herbert of Cherbury: a new text of his “Autobiography” with a textual and biographical introduction and a study of his poetry’ (University of Cambridge PhD, 1961) (copy in NLW ex 1720-1); The autobiography of Edward, Lord Herbert Cherbury [ed. Sir Sidney Lee, with a continuation, 1886] (Newtown, 1928); The life of Edward, first Lord Cherbury, written by himself [ed. J. M. Shuttleworth] (Oxford, 1976).
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Note
Preferred citation: E1.
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vtls004442037
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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales