Collections made by James Bowen, Written chiefly in the third quarter of the 18th century, partly by J. Bowen
File
MS. Gough Shropshire 17b
Held at the Weston Library
Collections made by James Bowen, a painter and undertaker of Shrewsbury (d. 1774: his printed trade-card is in Gough Shropshire 2, p. 744; 18, p. 41) and his son John, for a history of Shropshire and especially Shrewsbury: 'Antiquities of Shropshire', collected by James Bowen, extracts relating to Shrewsbury
(fols. 43-64 are blank)
Dates
- Creation: Written chiefly in the third quarter of the 18th century, partly by J. Bowen
Extent
66 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Shropshire 17b
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 18206
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk