Notebook belonging to Philip Traherne, 1655
File
MS. Lat. misc. f. 45
Notebook belonging to Philip Traherne, used mainly by Thomas Traherne, and including:
- (pp. iii, v, 1-5) examples of penmanship by Philip Traherne as a child;
- (pp. 7-341, with gaps) notes mainly in Latin, probably all by Thomas Traherne, including (pp. 7-32) notes on ethics and geometry, and (pp. 71-170) 'Flores elegantissimae D. Franc. Baconis de Verulamio ex lib. de augmentis scientiarum excerptae';
- (passim) poems by Thomas Traherne.
Dates
- Creation: 1655
Extent
389 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Lat. misc. f. 45
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. II, no. 46712
Custodial History
Probably owned by Philip Traherne after Thomas's death (extracts by Philip, c.1689, at pp. 237-40); owned by Rashleigh Duke, Salisbury, 1841 (inscription, p. iii, and note in his hand, p. 386, 'Hearne. Salisbury. 00200. Pd.'); owned by Bertram Dobell.
Repository Details
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk