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F[rancis] D[avison]'s own calligraphic copy of his translation of Henry Savile's 'Oration made before her... Majesty at Oxford'

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MS. Top. Oxon. e. 525
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F[rancis] D[avison]’s own calligraphic copy of his translation of Henry Savile’s ‘Oration made before her… Majesty at Oxford’ 23 Sept. 1592, 1603. Dedicated to Margaret Countess of Cumberland and Anne Countess of Warwick.

Dates

  • Creation: 1603

Extent

34 pages

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. e. 525, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Top. Oxon. e. 525

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 22593

Abstract

F[rancis] D[avison]'s own calligraphic copy of his translation of Henry Savile's 'Oration made before her... Majesty at Oxford'

Biographical / Historical

No biographical information is known.

Custodial History

‘Castle Ashby Library’, label inside front cover (presumably owned by the granddaughter of Margaret, Isabella, who married James Compton Earl of Northampton).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought at Christie’s Sale, 8 March 1978 (lot 300).

Physical Facet

bound in vellum, gold tooling, formerly pink strings.

Title
F[rancis] D[avison]'s own calliraphic copy of his translation of Henry Savile's 'Oration made before her... Majesty at Oxford'
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2023 by Alice Zamboni
Date
EAD version 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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