'Σχεδιάσματα. Brief Lives' by John Aubrey, Written chiefly in 1680-1681, by J. Aubrey
'Σχεδιάσμαra. Brief Lives' by John Aubrey, in three parts, and one separate volume (this volume) containing 'The Life of Mr. Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, by Mr. John Aubrey ... 16789/0' These Lives, which were put together 'tumultuarily', to aid Wood in his Athenæ, were edited in 1813 by Dr. Philip Bliss and the rev. John Walker in "Letters written by Eminent Persons ... and Lives ... by John Aubrey ...", and in 1898 by the rev. Andrew Clark, who has given a full description of the MSS., in which the arrangement of the Lives is haphazard.
Dates
- Creation: Written chiefly in 1680-1681, by J. Aubrey
Extent
76 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- English
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
Shelfmark
MS. Aubrey 9
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. 25283
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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