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Two manuscripts by James Mew

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MEW
Title
Two manuscripts by James Mew
Date
c. 1880
Description

Manuscripts of two unpublished books by James Mew, written in collaboration with John Ashton who provided the illustrations:- (1) 'The LEGENDS of the Creation and Fall of Man'; c. 1880? Written in a calligraphic hand. According to the Preface, fol. iv, the authors had intended to write a book on the legends of the Bible but were unable to interest a publisher in this first part. The text is based on the Bible, apocrypha, Rabbinic and other commentaries, etc. The illustrations are tracings of late medieval woodcuts. fols. 1-60;- (2) 'Spanish Street Ballads'. Translations by James Mew from printed chapbooks, 1790-c. 1880, mostly from copies in the British Museum. With illustrations traced or copied from the sources by John Ashton. fols. 61-129.

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Society of Antiquaries of London
Former department reference
SAL/MS/804
Creator(s)
  • Mew, James (1837-1913), lawyer and writer
  • Ashton, John (1834-1911), social historian and writer
Unpublished finding aids
Society of Antiquaries online catalogue: https://collections.sal.org.uk/mew
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/bac5a11f-97ab-4b64-92eb-75c4c72ad637/

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Two manuscripts by James Mew