Extracts, notes and sketches on Egyptology, hieroglyphics and related subjects, c.1821
File
MS. Wilkinson dep. e. 55
Held at the Weston Library
Volume, c.1821, containing extracts, notes and sketches (apparently made at Naples) on Egyptology, hieroglyphics and related subjects, taken from ancient, late antique, early modern and contemporary authors and scholars, including Sir William Gell and Thomas Young, in Latin, Greek, English, Italian and French, with:
- (fol. 1r-v) contents page
- (fols. 26-32) notes on trigonometry with related diagrams
- (fols. 143-144v) 'Notes given by Mr O'Hara', 1819
- (fols. 149v-153v) practical notes on travel in Egypt, Sicily and Greece.
Dates
- Creation: c.1821
Extent
153 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Wilkinson dep. e. 55
Former references:
'1821 Green Extracts Naples' (W); C 5 (interim).
Separated Materials
For miscellaneous loose notes found in this volume, see MS. Wilkinson dep. c. 24, fols. 5-9.
Physical Facet
Binding: quarter green calf, green paper over boards.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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