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Paradise Lost : a poem in twelve books: PB 1-2020

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Paradise Lost : a poem in twelve books

Maker(s)

Author: Milton, John

Categories

Description

London : Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. and R. Tonson, B. Dod, J. Rivington, J. Ward (and 5 others), 1760.

Inscribed: "R. Fitzwilliam 1762"
Each leaf cut and mounted. Interleaved with blank leaves with manuscript annotations by Fitzwilliam
350 [i.e. 724] pages ; 21cm
References: ESTC t133906.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1760

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1-2020
Primary reference Number: 240151
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 15 January 2020 Updated: Friday 23 June 2023 Last processed: Friday 23 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Paradise Lost : a poem in twelve books" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/240151 Accessed: 2024-04-19 23:00:33

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/240151 |title=Paradise Lost : a poem in twelve books |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 23:00:33|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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