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* Warburton's List (c. 1682–1759). [[https://lostplays.folger.edu/Warburton%27s_List Lost Plays Database]] | * Warburton's List (c. 1682–1759). [[https://lostplays.folger.edu/Warburton%27s_List Lost Plays Database]] | ||
== Other == | == Other Historical Documents == | ||
* Cotgrave, John, ''The English Treasury of Wit and Language'' (London, 1655), Wing C. Page images: [[https://archive.org/stream/englishtreasuryo00cotg Internet Archive]] | See also [[https://shakespeareauthorship.com/cotgrave/ Cotgrave Online]] | |||
* Phillips, Edward, ''Theatrum Poetarum'' (London, 1675), Wing P2075. Page images: [[https://archive.org/details/theatrumpoetaru01philgoog Internet Archive]] | Transcription: [[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A54754.0001.001 EEBO-TCP Phase I]] | * Phillips, Edward, ''Theatrum Poetarum'' (London, 1675), Wing P2075. Page images: [[https://archive.org/details/theatrumpoetaru01philgoog Internet Archive]] | Transcription: [[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A54754.0001.001 EEBO-TCP Phase I]] | ||
* Winstanley, William, ''The lives of the most famous English Poets, or the Honour of Parnassus'' (London, 1687), Wing W3065. Page images: [[https://archive.org/details/livesofmostfamou00wins_0 Internet Archive]] | Transcription: [[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A66698.0001.001?view=toc EEBO-TCP Phase I]] | * Winstanley, William, ''The lives of the most famous English Poets, or the Honour of Parnassus'' (London, 1687), Wing W3065. Page images: [[https://archive.org/details/livesofmostfamou00wins_0 Internet Archive]] | Transcription: [[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A66698.0001.001?view=toc EEBO-TCP Phase I]] | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 29 August 2021
Attribution scholars rely on a variety of historical documents for information about authorship. Such sources of so-called external evidence of authorship include: entries in the Stationers' Register; references in correspondence, diaries, and biographies; ledgers and receipts; legal records; playlists compiled by stationers; and so on.
This page hosts or links to transcriptions and/or digital images of such documents.
Stationers' Register
- Arber, Edwards, ed., A Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers of London; 1554–1640, 5 vols (London, 1875–1894). Page images: (Vol. 1) [HathiTrust] (Vol. 2) [HathiTrust] [HathiTrust] [HathiTrust]
- Bergel, Giles, and Ian Gadd, eds, Stationers' Register Online, CREATe, University of Glasgow, [stationersregister.online]
- Eyre, G.E.B., and C.R. Rivington, eds, A Transcript of the Registers of the Worshipful Company of Stationers from 1640–1708, 3 vols (London, 1913–14). Page images: (Vol. 1) [HathiTrust] [Internet Archive] (Vol. 2) [HathiTrust] (Vol. 3) [HathiTrust]
Playlists
- Archer's List (1656). [Lost Plays Database]
- Beeston's List (1639). [Lost Plays Database
- Brooke's List (1658). [Lost Plays Database]
- Harington's List (c. 1612). [Lost Plays Database]
- Hill's List of Early Plays in Manuscript (c. 1677–1703). [Lost Plays Database]
- King's Men repertory list (1641). [Lost Plays Database]
- Marriott's List (1653). [Lost Plays Database]
- Henry Oxinden's List (c. 1663–65). [Lost Plays Database]
- Rogers and Ley's List (1656). [Lost Plays Database]
- Warburton's List (c. 1682–1759). [Lost Plays Database]
Other Historical Documents
- Cotgrave, John, The English Treasury of Wit and Language (London, 1655), Wing C. Page images: [Internet Archive] | See also [Cotgrave Online]
- Phillips, Edward, Theatrum Poetarum (London, 1675), Wing P2075. Page images: [Internet Archive] | Transcription: [EEBO-TCP Phase I]
- Winstanley, William, The lives of the most famous English Poets, or the Honour of Parnassus (London, 1687), Wing W3065. Page images: [Internet Archive] | Transcription: [EEBO-TCP Phase I]