Northamptonshire collections, Written in about 1720
File
MS. Top. Northants c. 21
Held at the Weston Library
Northamptonshire collections, among which are:
- Fol. 1. Records' relating to Peterborough abbey and its lands, including 'Descriptio abbatie de Burgo facta ... A.D. 1231': chiefly copied from a volume called 'Swapham.'
- Fol. 87. A copy of Walter de Wittelsea's Historia Petroburgensis or Cronica Apparitata, also known as Grenehall's Chronicle, beg. 'Attestantibus antiquorum': ends abruptly with 'militarem quem volgo.'
Dates
- Creation: Written in about 1720
Extent
282 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Top. Northants c. 21
Arrangement
Bridges' Northamptonshire MSS. W. 21
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. III, no. 16638
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 5/8 × 8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk