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A curious piece of antiquity

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

  • Alphabet discs
  • The spot where the body of Shelley was burned
  • Sketchbook containing views recording a tour in Switzerland and France
  • Anne Wagner album
  • Lord Byron, as he appeared after his daily ride at Pisa & Genoa
  • Julia Conyers album
  • Watercolor portrait of Lord Byron
  • The great aerial navigator, or atmospheric machine!
  • Conundrum fan
  • Ettore
  • Lives of the necromancers (with tipped in autograph letter signed to Thomas Northmore, 3 January [1803])
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet
  • Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus; to which is added vol. 1 of F. Schiller's The Ghost-Seer
  • Lady Anne Hamilton commonplace book of poetry
  • Songs of innocence
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Original compositions and extracts, in prose and verse

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A curious piece of antiquity

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Title
A curious piece of antiquity
Additional title: A curious piece of antiquity
Collection

Original compositions and extracts, in prose and verse: circa 1817-1886

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1817 - 1886 (Questionable)
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz BND-MSS (Original compositions)
Topics
Crosses -- Christianity
Genres
Drawings
Manuscripts
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15411415
Photo Order: 60572
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8819a160-0d21-0137-49e2-017aaadbf781
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1817: Created (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "A curious piece of antiquity" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1817 - 1886. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8909bec0-0d21-0137-0ca6-73ce50443da3

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "A curious piece of antiquity" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 16, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8909bec0-0d21-0137-0ca6-73ce50443da3

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1817 - 1886). A curious piece of antiquity Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8909bec0-0d21-0137-0ca6-73ce50443da3

Wikipedia Citation

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A curious piece of antiquity