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'Annals of Oseney Abbey', a full account, written in about 1840 by G. J. Aungier

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MS. Top. gen. d. 4
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'Annals of Oseney Abbey', a full account, prepared for the press, of the abbey to the Reformation, with an appendix (fol. 256) of documents. There is a long pedigree of the D'Oylys at fol. 25.

Dates

  • Creation: written in about 1840 by G. J. Aungier

Extent

331 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Top. gen. d. 4

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. V, no. 25531.

Custodial History

A prefixed letter dated July 31, 1843, from George J. Aungier, and initials on the binding, show that he was the author and writer: he sold the MS. and copyright on that date to John Bovvyer Nichols for £5.

Lot 234 in the Gough Nichols sale, 1874.

Gough Nichols coll. vol. no. 22 (from 1874 to about 1884).

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

11 3/4 × 9 1/8 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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