| Description | Commonplace album, half full, with used pages at the front and the back, empty pages in the middle. The inscription on the first page reads "Montpellier House, May the 12th 1816". Contains poetry, in various hands, some in French and Italian. Includes loose pencil drawings and pages of poetry, and a calling card from Madame de Bonin, née de Kamptz. Includes one silhouette. Some entries are dated, either with the date of entry or date of composition. The first entry is a passage from Byron's Lara, with his name written out backwards as "DROL NORYB". |