https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPENN_RBML_PUSP.MS.CODEX2311

A collection of riddles, bon mots, & jeux d'esprit

Nothing is known about the creator of this volume, which contains a collection of manuscript conundrums, anagrams, rhymes, and humorous asides written in a legible hand. There are both extracts from published works and seemingly original compositions.

Date: 1848
Extent: .1 linear feet (1 volume)
Call Number: Ms. Codex 2311

Description

Where the collection came from, what's inside, and how you can use it.

Biography/History

Scope and Content

This volume contains a collection of manuscript conundrums, anagrams, rhymes, and humorous asides written in a legible hand. There are both extracts from published works and seemingly original compositions. The volume is bound in marbled paper wrappers

Acquisition Information

Sold by Antiquates Fine and Rare Books (Wareham, Dorset, England), 2018.

Processing Information

This volume was cataloged during a group project in July 2025. Seller's description laid into volume.

Rights and citation

Use: Copyright restrictions may exist. For most library holdings, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania do not hold copyright. It is the responsibility of the requester to seek permission from the holder of the copyright to reproduce material from the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Preferred Citation: A collection of riddles, bon mots, & jeux d'esprit, 1848, Ms. Codex 2311,Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Finding aids author: Agile project
Date: 2025 July

Subjects and headings

Subject: Books and reading; Poetry
Language: English
Form: Commonplace books

Inventory

Everything in this collection, in the order the archivist chose to help you understand it.