Copy of 'Directions how to make such Coloured and Gilded Letters...' etc, written chiefly in the 18th cent. by G. Ballard
'Directions how to make such Coloured and Gilded Letters, as are to be seen frequently in old Manuscripts Transcribed ... by Mrs. Elizabeth Elstob August 9th, 1710', copy. At p. xiii is 'The manner howe to anneile or paint in Glas ... 1616', 'Isaac Herbert scripsit Anno Domini 1785.' There is also a note by Rich. Twiss about shell-gold and -silver, Aug. 1, 1804 (p. v), and a few similar extracts and notes.
Dates
- Creation: written chiefly in the 18th cent. by G. Ballard
Extent
44 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 392
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 21968
Custodial History
Probably owned by Edward Rowe Mores (see p. iii).
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 3/4 × 5 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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