Skip to main content

Letters to Count Alessandro Mortara

 Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. d. 451

  • Request
    this

Including:

  1. (fols. 3-47) letters from C.R. Cockerell, 1841-1853
  2. (fols. 69-71) two letters from Thomas Gaisford to Henry Wellesley, 1850.

Dates

  • Creation: 1821-1853

Extent

71 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. d. 452, fols. 1-2].

Please see our help page for further guidance on citing archives and manuscripts.

Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. lett. d. 451

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 23518

Abstract

Letters to Count Alessandro Mortara

Biographical / Historical

Count Alessandro Mortara (d 1855) catalogued the Canonici collection of manuscripts at the Bodleian Library.

Custodial History

Sold at Sotheby's, 6 Jun 1978, lot 398.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased by the library (less the letters of Richard Ford in lot 398) from John Wilson, 1978.

Title
Letters to Count Alessandro Mortara
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

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom