Copies of letters to Isaac Vossius, 1637-89, written in the first half of the 18th cent.
The originals are (or were in 1751) in the Bibliothèque des Remonstrans at Amsterdam.
With a full index of the order and writers of the original letters.
The chief writers, for number of letters or name, are:
- Doublet, Georg Rattalerus
- Gronovius, Joh. Frid
- Grotius, Hugo
- Heinsius, Nicolas
- Salmasius, Claudius
- Sarravius, Claudius
Dates
- Creation: written in the first half of the 18th cent.
Extent
528 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 468
Former reference:
Auct. X. 2. inf. 1. 1
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
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. IV, no 17346
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 3/4 × 6 7/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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