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CBEL codes for periods

OEPOld English Poetry, 600-1100
MEAAll Middle English poetry
MERMiddle English Romances, 1100-1500
MELMiddle English Lyrics and Ballads, 1100-1500
MEPOther Middle English Poetry, 1100-1400
C15Fifteenth century poetry
EFSEmblems, epigrams, and formal satires, 1500-1700
SongSongbooks, 1500-1700
TudTudor Poetry, 1500-1603
JacJacobean and Caroline Poetry, 1603-1660
ResRestoration Poetry, 1660-1700
C18All Eighteenth Century poetry
C18AEarly Eighteenth Century poetry, 1700-1750
C18BLater Eighteenth Century poetry, 1750-1800
C19All Nineteenth Century poetry
C19AEarly Nineteenth Century Poetry, 1800-1835
C19BMid Nineteenth Century poetry, 1835-1870
C19CLate Nineteenth Century poetry, 1870-1900
MiscMiscellaneous and Collections