Papers and correspondence of John Britton relating to Fonthill Abbey, Early 19th century

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MS. Eng. misc. d. 222

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Papers and correspondence of John Britton relating to Fonthill Abbey, including:

(fols. 1-13) prospectuses for John Rutter's works on Fonthill, 1822-3
(fols. 16-41) description of the interior of Fonthill in an unidentified hand
(fols. 70-2) part of a description of Fonthill, endorsed by Britton 'corrected by Mr. Beckford June 1 1817'.

Dates

Creation: Early 19th century

Extent

90 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MS. Eng. misc. d. 222

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, no. 43589

Custodial History

Possibly part of lot 901, Sotheby's, 4 May 1857 (Britton sale); possibly owned by J. L. Sanford; Puttick and Simpson, 2 May 1861 (Sanford sale), lot 995; Phillipps MS. 17448.