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Materials for a Life of Wood, collected by John Gutch, Made up of several pieces written in the second half of the 18th century, partly by J. Gutch

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Shelfmark: MS. Top. Oxon c. 125
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Materials for a Life of Wood, collected by John Gutch, registrar of the University of Oxford (d. 1831). They consist of:

  1. Extracts from Wood's Diaries 1659-95 (fols. 1-64)
  2. Notes and references contributed by Dr. John Loveday of Caversham to William Huddesford, Keeper of the Ashmolean 1770-71 (fols. 136, 139-42, 145-65), and miscellanea
  3. At fol. 130 is a letter from 'Dr. B.' (perhaps Dr. Benjamin Buckler) to Huddesford about Antony Hodges, rector of Wytham
  4. A copy of Dr. South's letter to Cosmo de' Medici in the name of the University, dated Oct. 2, 1675, is at fol. 144

Dates

  • Creation: Made up of several pieces written in the second half of the 18th century, partly by J. Gutch

Extent

170 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Top. Oxon c. 125

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. VI, no. 32754

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

13 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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