Manuscript commonplace book, unknown owner. Possibly a Bradford connection. Includes pencil and watercolour sketches (some attributed to Myles Birket Foster), collected verse, prints/engravings, etc., mostly stuck in. Some works signed, e.g. one by Leigh Richmond. Entries dated from 1834-1853.
Bound by De La Rue & Co. with gilt edges and embossed design on upper and lower board, some colour pages.
Dates
- Creation: c.1834-1853
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 22664].
Shelfmark:
MS. 22664
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22664
Abstract
Manuscript commonplace book, c.1834-1853.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From the collection of John Waynflete Carter (1905-1975) purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1951 and added to from time to time.
Separated Materials
The collection of John Waynflete Carter (1905-1975) has been catalogued separately by Rare Books.
- Title
- Catalogue of Manuscript commonplace book
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Lilia Kanu
- Date
- 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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