THE 16TH CENTURY LESBIAN POET WHO COULD BE SCOTLAND’S ANSWER TO GENTLEMAN JACK
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AT A GLANCE
Amarillis crowning Mirtillo by Jacob van Loo (circa 1640-1660). Muiderslot Marie Maitland, a 16th-century Scottish gentlewoman, has for centuries been recognised as the likely scribe of the Maitland Quarto.
This important manuscript, now held in the Pepys Library of Magdalene College, Cambridge, is an anthology of Scottish poetry by members of the noble Maitland family and their associates. Maitland’s name appears twice on the first leaf and is also found in a partial anagram in the opening sonnet (“maid ane immortall”). By way of emphasis the anagram is repeated beneath the poem.
KEY FACTS
- Topic: CULTURE — the feed headline centres on 16TH, CENTURY, LESBIAN, POET, COULD.
- Original feed: Arts + Culture – The Conversatio.
- Published: 13 Jul 2026, 15:51 UK.
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- Arts + Culture – The Conversatio: Amarillis crowning Mirtillo by Jacob van Loo (circa 1640-1660).
- Arts + Culture – The Conversatio: Muiderslot Marie Maitland, a 16th-century Scottish gentlewoman, has for centuries been recognised as the likely scribe of the Maitland Quarto.
- Arts + Culture – The Conversatio: This important manuscript, now held in the Pepys Library of Magdalene College, Cambridge, is an anthology of Scottish poetry by members of the noble Maitland family and their associates.
- Arts + Culture – The Conversatio: Maitland’s name appears twice on the first leaf and is also found in a partial anagram in the opening sonnet (“maid ane immortall”).
- Arts + Culture – The Conversatio: By way of emphasis the anagram is repeated beneath the poem.
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