Single leaf (fol. 3) containing a holograph draft by Tolstoy of the preface of Tsarstvo bozhie vnutri vas (first published Berlin, 1894), with (fol. 3v) fragment of an unidentified work, in the hand of an amanuensis, with corrections in Tolstoy's hand.
Dates
- 19th century
Extent
7 Leaves
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Russian c. 4, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Russian c. 4
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17437
Overview
Holograph draft by Tolstoy of the preface of 'Tsarstvo bozhie vnutri vas' and fragment of an unidentified work.
Biographical / Historical
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian writer and composer.
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. 52315.
Custodial History
Given by Tolstoy to W. B. Steveni, 1893 (fols. 4-6, note by Steveni about the gift); given by Steveni to his nephew E. H. Kennington, 1936.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Kennington, 1939.
- Title
- Holograph draft by Tolstoy of the preface of 'Tsarstvo bozhie vnutri vas' and fragment of an unidentified work
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
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