Paper stock ledger, used in the printing office of the elder and younger William Bowyer
Paper stock ledger, used in the printing office of the elder and younger William Bowyer, 1717-73. The entry of work undertaken is in many hands, and is not in chronological order. A thumb index of authors or titles is at fols. ii-xxvi. See H. Davis, 'Bowyer's paper stock ledger', The Library, 5th series, 6 (1951), 73-87.
(fols. 210-83 are blank)
Dates
- Creation: 1717-1773
Extent
289 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. b. 4, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Don. b. 4
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16755
Abstract
Paper stock ledger, used in the printing office of the elder and younger William Bowyer
Biographical / Historical
William Bowyer the elder, 1663-1737, and William Bowyer the younger, 1699-1777, were printers in London.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
The main object of the Friends of the Bodleian, a society founded in 1925, was the provision of an income for the purchase of rare books and manuscripts, supplementary to the amount allocated by the Library from its ordinary funds. Manuscripts bought by the Friends, and, since 1957, by Bodley's American Friends, or given through them, are shelfmarked MS. Don. In this section the abbreviation FOB has been used for the Friends of the Bodleian and BAF for Bodley's American Friends.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from W. H. Robinson Ltd. and given by Friends of the Bodleian, 1932.
Physical Facet
Calf, rebacked
Topical
Subject
- Bowyer | William | 1699-1777 | Printer (Person)
- Bowyer | William | 1663-1737 | Printer (Person)
- Title
- Paper stock ledger, used in the printing office of the elder and younger William Bowyer
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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