Transcript by John Wallis of the copies of deciphered royalist letters
Single Item
MS. Eng. misc. e. 475
Held at the Weston Library
Transcript by John Wallis of the copies of deciphered royalist letters of 1640-53 which he gave to the Bodleian in 1653 (MS. e Mus. 203, SC 3524), with:
- (pp. ii-v) a later copy of Wallis's account of his experience of deciphering letters, 1702
- (pp. 256-350) a life of Wallis by his great-grandson William Wallis, 1786
- (inside lower cover) a draft letter by Wallis, 1683.
Dates
- Creation: 1640-1786
Extent
350 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. e. 475, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. e. 475
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9316
Abstract
Transcript by John Wallis of the copies of deciphered royalist letters
Biographical / Historical
John Wallis (1616-1703) was a mathematician.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Given by Wallis to the 'Savilian mathematical study at Oxford' (p. i); given to the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology by S. J. Rigaud (son of the Savilian Professor of Geometry), c. 1856.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by the Institute, 1961.
Physical Facet
Calf, rebacked
Subject
- Title
- Transcript by John Wallis of the copies of deciphered royalist letters
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk