Archive of Samuel Gale, including:
- (fols. 2-22) notes on York minster;
- (fols. 23-26) letters to him, 1709-1718;
- (fols. 31-64) account of his tour through England, 1705;
- (fols. 66-118) drafts of his account of the ancient Danish horn in York minster, 1718;
- (fols. 119-122) observations on Kingsbury, Middx.;
- (fols. 123-131) treatise 'Of the religion of the Ancient Brittains'.
Dates
- Creation: 18th century
Extent
131 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. gen. c. 66, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Top. gen. c. 66
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 7541
Abstract
Archive of Samuel Gale, 18th century.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Gale (1682–1754) was an English antiquary.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 54141.
Custodial History
Given by Elizabeth Fleming to A. C. Ducarel, 1773 (note on fol. 1).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Thomas Loveday, 1948.
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Samuel Gale
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- 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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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk