Trevelyon Miscellany Of 1608
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The ''Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608'', compiled by Thomas Trevelyon in London, England in 1608, is an illustrated manuscript
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containing handwritten notes and drawings (many hand-colored) on historical, religious, social and practical themes, adapted from a variety of sources, including the
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and ancient and contemporary English writers. According to Dr. Heather Wolfe, Curator of Manuscripts and Archivist at the
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, "the primary purposes of the Trevelyon miscellany ... are didactic and mnemonic. The extracts and examples from secular, allegorical, and Protestant texts are an enduring monument for improving one's moral conduct in this life and preparing for the next." The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608, also known as Folger Shakespeare Library MS V.b.232, was given to the
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by Lessing J. Rosenwald in 1945. Trevelyon later compiled another manuscript miscellany with some of the same illustrations, now owned by the library at
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. An earlier manuscript miscellany (circa 1603) at
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was identified in 2012 as also being the work of Trevelyon.


Contents

The ''Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608'' contains five parts * Part 1. (Leaves 3-36) Historical and practical information, with a timeline, calendar, proverbs, computational tables, astronomical diagrams, a genealogy of the families of
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, and geographical data * Part 2. (Leaves 37-126r) Biblical chronology and genealogy; lists of British kings and queens * Part 3. (Leaves 126v-213) Biblical and secular verses, parables, and lists, with illustrations * Part 4. (Leaves 215-307, 310v, 311v, 312v) Chiefly illustrated patterns for embroidery, needlework, woodwork, and other applied arts * Part 5. (Leaves 308-327) A list of sheriffs and mayors of London from 1190-1601 Many of the hand-drawn illustrations by Trevelyon were based on published
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and
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. According to the ''Folgerpedia'' website, "The ''Miscellany'' is probably best known today for its
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patterns, which make up nearly one hundred pages of the volume."


Exhibitions

The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608 has been featured in several Folger Shakespeare Library exhibitions, including: * ''Word & Image: The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608'', January 23 - May 22, 2004 * ''Noyses, Sounds, and Sweet Aires'', 2006 * ''Time, the Greatest Innovator'', 1986-1987 * ''Letterwriting in Renaissance England'', 2004-2005 * ''Elizabeth I'', 2003 * ''Fooles and Fricassees'', 1999


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External links



Online version of the Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608, available from the digital collections of the Folger Shakespeare Library {{Authority control 17th-century illuminated manuscripts English-language manuscripts Folger Shakespeare Library Miscellanies