Transcription Tuesday VI: Farewell
Posted on July 6, 2021
Ariana Malthaner This week we are back with another original poem composed by a friend of Isabella Woods. This particular poem speaks of a parting, and is signed by an […]
Tag: historical document
Transcription Tuesday V: Still to be neat
Posted on June 29, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Almost immediately following a stanza from Lord Byron, Isabella has written a single stanza attributed to Ben Jonson. Although hardly as well-known, Jonson was a contemporary of Shakespeare […]
Transcription Tuesdays IV: ‘Tis the remembrance of her friends
Posted on June 22, 2021
Ariana Malthaner There are many difficulties encountered when transcribing historical documents as inks fade, pencil smudges or wears away, or handwriting can be troublesome to decipher. Luckily for us, Isabella […]
Transcription Tuesdays III: Don Juan Canto I
Posted on June 15, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Isabella Woods had a particular fondness for Lord Byron, based on the number of sections of his poems in her beautiful handwriting. The first of the her personal […]
Transcription Tuesdays II: Love Thee
Posted on June 8, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Isabella Woods’ autograph book is a delight to browse through. Not only does it contain treasured poems and songs collected by the owner, but it also contains a […]
Transcription Tuesdays I: I think on thee in the night
Posted on June 1, 2021
Ariana Malthaner To Miss Isabella Woods With the Esteem & Remembrance of the Giver Toronto, April 7th, 1864 The autograph book of Mrs Isabella Woods opens with the above inscription, […]