Papers relating to research by Dr. Richard W. Hunt on medieval libraries, 1936-1949 and n.d. [c.1935-1949]
Comprises:
Folder 1: 'Catalogus librorum Angliae', notes on holdings of libraries, in particular Exeter Cathedral library, and related papers, n.d. [c.1935]
Folder 2: 'Cirencester and other medieval libraries', n.d. [c.1935]
Folder 3: 'Whethamstede', correspondence and papers relating to John of Whethamstede (d.1465), Abbot of St. Albans, and manuscripts relating to him, 1936 and n.d. [c.1936]
Folder 4: 'Clare College [Cambridge,] Catalogue', including drafts of 'Medieval Inventories of Clare College Library', [published in Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, Vol. 1, 1950, 1937-1949 and n.d. [c.1940-1949]
Folder 5: 'Medieval Libraries', papers including a letter from C.R. C[heney] to Hunt, 12 Sep 1940, concerning the final edits to N.R. Ker, Medieval Libraries of Great Britain (London: Royal Historical Society, 1941), a copy of the publication annotated by Hunt, letters from Ker, and notes of additions and amendments, 1940-1947 and n.d. [c.1940-1945]
Folder 6: 'Text of Registrum Anglie', papers relating to Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Tanner 165, Registrum Angliae de libris doctorum et auctorum ueterum and related texts, 1945-1948 and n.d. [c.1948]
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1949 and n.d. [c.1935-1949]
Extent
1 box (6 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 21026/67
Former reference:
Hunt 73 [part]; Hunt 74 [part]
Creator
- From the Collection: Hunt | Richard William | 1908-1979 | palaeographer (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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