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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

What type of document is this?

Check one:⃝� Pamphlet � Octavo � Folio � Quarto � Other (explain)

What library is this document from?

Unique Physical Characteristics of the Document

Check all that apply:⃝� Includes prominent title � Includes a subtitle⃝� Includes a secondary subtitle � Includes attribution to writer/s⃝� Includes publishing information � Includes written marginalia⃝� Includes stamp � Other (explain)

Date of Pub

Edition of document

Title and all subtitles of publication

Attribution to an author? If so, indicate the location (e.g., title page, dedicatory epistle)How does the layout of the title page “advertise” the contents?Inclusion of dedicatory front matter? Describe.What can you tell about the historical context based on date, dedicatee, author, etc.?Can you make an educated guess about who the intended audience might be for the document? Back up your reasoning. List three key words/images/textualpoints of interest and explain why you think they are important.What can you deduce about the society that produced this document?Write a question to the writer/printer of this document:

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