Thirty engravings of cathedrals and collegiate churches
Single Item
MS. Top. gen. f. 39
Held at the Weston Library
The engravings are interleaved with brief manuscript notes on the history of each building and town. The items are re-engraved from J. Kip, Brittannia Illustrata, vol. III (1712).
Dates
- Creation: c.1725
Extent
64 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. gen. f. 39, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Top. gen. f. 39
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22438
Abstract
Thirty engravings of cathedrals and collegiate churches
Biographical / Historical
No biographical information is known.
Custodial History
Ownership inscription (fol. 54v) 'John Shepheard his book 1793 1753', and (fol. 1) 'C.T. Baker May 16th 1837'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought Charles Higham, 'Change and Reform' catalogue, 1983.
Physical Facet
Roughly stitched together in a portion of an 18th century parchment deed.
- Title
- Thirty engravings of cathedrals and collegiate churches
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by C. McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk