A transcript of Edmond Willis's 'Abbreviation of writing by character ...', Written about 1620 by John Walthorpe
File
MS. Marshall 89
Held at the Weston Library
A transcript of Edmond Willis's 'Abbreviation of writing by character ...' (London, 1618, 8°), made by John Walthorpe (fols. iii, 21v).
Dates
- Creation: Written about 1620 by John Walthorpe
Extent
23 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Marshall 89
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. II, no. 5298
Custodial History
Manuscript (66).
The inner back cover bears 'William Walthorp' in a later 17th-cent. hand.
Physical Facet
On paper, binding, contemporary brown calf, stamped with gilt ornament and royal arms with 'I.W.' on each outer cover
Dimensions
7 1/4 × 5 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk