A catalogue of the MSS. in the possession of Thomas Rawlinson; being 396 in folio, 365 in quarto, and 212 in octavo, 18th century
These MSS. (with some additions) were sold by auction in Mar 1734, and a copy of the printed sale catalogue is subjoined, together with a printed list and prices, in four pages, of a collection of original paintings, also in the possession of T. Rawlinson, which were sold in April of that year.
On a fly-leaf is prefixed by Dr. R. Rawlinson a list of sixteen sales of the library of his brother Thomas, between Mar 1722 and Mar 1734, with a memorandum of his death at London House, 6 Aug 1725.
Dates
- Creation: 18th century
Extent
53 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 937
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. C. 937.
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. 12768.
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
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