Volume iv of six volumes of collections relative to French affairs from 1694 to 1702, written in the form of a consecutive chronicle; containing extracts of news from journals, and copies of political verses, satires, etc., and of political pamphlets, Jan-Jun 1701
MSS. Rawl. D. 573-578 are written by one hand; uniformly bound in French calf, and lettered, in vols. i—iii, "Recueil de plusieur[s] pieces," in vol. iv, "Recueil de pieces," and in v, vi, "Recueil de divers pieces." Formerly marked in some English bookseller’s catalogue (Osborne’s?) "6 vol. £ 5 5s."
Notable entries in each volume, as distinct from the general narrative of affairs, are listed.
The chronicle of affairs for the year 1700 commences at fol. 92.
Many entries in MSS. Rawl. D. 575-578 are cited from a journal called "Lardon," and some from the "Journal Historique".
Dates
- Creation: Jan-Jun 1701
Extent
262 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 576
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. D. MSS. Rawl. D. 573-8.
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. 13342, 13343, 13344, 13345, 13346, 13347 .
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
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