Volume compiled by William Buckland containing anecdotes and jokes, many attributed to his contemporaries at Oxford
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]
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’.
Topical
- Title
- Volume compiled by William Buckland
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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