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