Eight miscellaneous notebooks of John Bowyer Nichols, written in 1805-1840, by J. Bowyer Nichols
Eight miscellaneous notebooks of John Bowyer Nichols, written in 1805-40, each with a rough index. The contents can only be described in general terms, since they consist of jottings, extracts, copies of poems, cuttings from newspapers, and other literary and entertaining scraps, many relating to English painters and painting.
Dates
- Creation: written in 1805-1840, by J. Bowyer Nichols
Extent
368 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Top. Gen. e. 37
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. 25542.
Custodial History
Gough Nichols coll. vol. no. 33 (from 1874 to about 1884).
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 7/8 × 8 1/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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