Vergil/Book IX
J. Sisman (fl.1912-1917)
Category
Education objects
Date
29 Apr 1915
Materials
Paper
Measurements
Book - 203 mm (height); 165 mm (width), Sheet - 290 mm (height); 224 mm (width)
Place of origin
Darlington
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671512
Summary
An exercise book with the cover missing. The pages are cream, ruled in blue with a red margin. The book contains Latin words and phrases, and their English translations, handwritten in purple ink, on the left-hand pages, with more of the same in black ink, less frequently some entries have been made on the right-hand pages in black ink. There is also a loose-leaf A4 sheet containing handwritten text in ink. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
On the front page: 'Vergil/Book IX/J Sisman/Saxon House/D.G.S./April 29th 1915'
Makers and roles
J. Sisman (fl.1912-1917), author