Tracings and drawings of watermarks by Edward Heawood, many printed in his Watermarks mainly of the 17th and 18th centuries (Hilversum, 1950).
Dates
- Creation: 20th cent.
Extent
0.33 Linear metres (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. c. 272/1, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. c. 272/1-7
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13724
Abstract
Tracing and Drawings of Watermarks by Edward Heawood
Biographical / Historical
Edward Heawood (1863-1949) was Librarian to the Royal Geographical Society, 1901-1934, and Librarian Emeritus since 1934. Details are given in Who Was Who.
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. I, nos. 43715-21.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was given to the Library by the compiler in 1944.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Tracing and Drawings of Watermarks by Edward Heawood
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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