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Volume compiled by William Buckland containing anecdotes and jokes, many attributed to his contemporaries at Oxford

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MS. Don e. 190
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Also contains (fols. 98-107) zoological notes, c.1818 (note, fol.i verso) and later.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1818

Extent

129 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don e. 190, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Don e. 190

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 10585

Abstract

Volume compiled by William Buckland

Biographical / Historical

William Buckland (1784-1856) was a geologist and Dean of Westminster. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Custodial History

Owned by F.T. Buckland, 1878, and by his nephew M.H. Gordon, 1947 (see fols. ii-iii).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, Ian Jackson of Berkeley, California, cat. 84 (Jul 1996), item 26, and given to the library by Bodley's American Friends, 1996.

Physical Facet

In six notebooks, bound in blind-ruled morocco for F.T. Buckland in 1878 (see fol.i verso), lettered on spine ‘Dr. Buckland’s notes / Oxford 1818’.

Title
Volume compiled by William Buckland
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2021
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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