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Day Books: introduction and lost diary material
Index Card
Day Books: introduction and lost diary material - Primary Sections. The editorial introduction situates Dee's ordinary diaries as chronological evidence for his household, intellectual networks, finances, medicine, courtly hopes, and magical practice.
Summary
The editorial introduction situates Dee's ordinary diaries as chronological evidence for his household, intellectual networks, finances, medicine, courtly hopes, and magical practice. The lost-diary discussion explains gaps and surviving witnesses, helping align the daybooks with the spirit diaries.
Date scope
1577-1581 context and editorial apparatus
Corpus area
Journals and daybooks
Reading notes
This is editorial framing, but it is useful for navigating the journal sections.
Source files
- John Dee Edward Fenton Diaries of John Dee Day Books.pdf