Volume of copies, early 19th cent. (watermark 1807), lettered on spine 'Curious Manuscripts'
Volume of copies, early 19th cent. (watermark 1807), lettered on spine 'Curious Manuscripts', including:
- (fols. 1-43) 'Memoirs secrets et anecdotes pour servir a l'histoire de la fin du regne de George Second', 1758-9, by Frances Capel, Countess of Essex
- (fols. 57-185) memoirs, 1603, and diary, 1616-17, 1619, of Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, published from another copy by V. Sackville West, The diary of the Lady Anne Clifford (London, 1923)
- (fols. 186-216) extracts, 1570-89, from the Talbot papers at the College of Arms.
(fols. 217-445 are blank)
Dates
- Creation: Compiled early 19th century, 1570-1789
Extent
445 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. d. 133, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. d. 133
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17468
Abstract
Volume of copies, early 19th cent. (watermark 1807), lettered on spine 'Curious Manuscripts'
Biographical / Historical
Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676), countess of Pembroke, Dorset and Montgomery, was a noblewoman and diarist.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Ticket of William Hutt, bookseller, London, inside upper cover.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from P. J. & A. E. Dobell, cat. 42 (1925), 158.
Physical Facet
Blue straight-grained morocco, stamped on the spine with the monogram of an Earl of Essex
Topical
- Title
- Volume of copies, early 19th cent. (watermark 1807), lettered on spine 'Curious Manuscripts'
- 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
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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