Folio commonplace book, after 1663
File
MS. Eng. hist. c. 712
Held at the Weston Library
Commonplace books, in which Whitley collected material under general headings (e.g. 'Popes', 'Change of state', 'Rules for Princes'). Passages scored through in the rough notebooks, MSS. Eng. hist. e. 310-14, were transcribed into the fair copy MS. Eng. hist. c. 712, where the headings are arranged in rough alphabetical order.
Dates
- Creation: after 1663
Extent
884 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. hist. c. 712
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Mainwaring MSS. Books 35.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Sotheby's lot 121.
Physical Facet
Reversed calf
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