History and description of the city of London, with the antiquities of the several wards; being a brief epitome of Stow's Survey , by George Turner, 17th century
File
MS. Rawl. B. 353
Held at the Weston Library
Neatly written in a hand resembling print. The latest date mentioned in the course of the book is that of 1626 at fol. 46.
At the end are added the following miscellaneous collections:
At the end are added the following miscellaneous collections:
- (fol. 82) "Of diuers thinges a breife and short epitome;" chiefly notes upon coins and coinage;
- (fol. 88b) On artillery;
- (fol. 90) "Wise speeches;" notes from English history of a few memorable sayings;
- (fol. 92) "A short discription of [the] third temple att Jerusalem built by Herod."
At the end: "Ne sutor ultra crepidam. George Turner. 1648. Sept."
Dates
- 17th century
Extent
97 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 353
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. B. 353.
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. III, no. 11691.
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. III, no. 11691.
Physical Facet
On paper, in forma minima
Repository Details
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