Contemporary copy (before 1657) of Robert Codrington's translation of 'The memoriall of Queene Marguaret of Valois' with notes by Edmund Ferrers
Contemporary copy (before 1657) of Robert Codrington's translation of 'The memoriall of Queene Marguaret of Valois', with notes by Edmund Ferrers.
The first printed edition (London, 1641) is dedicated to Sir Thomas Barrington; this manuscript copy is dedicated to Sir Richard Ducie (written over an erasure).
Dates
- Creation: before 1657
Extent
266 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. e. 321, pp. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. e. 321
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16580
Abstract
Contemporary copy (before 1657) of Robert Codrington's translation of 'The memoriall of Queene Marguaret of Valois' with notes by Edmund Ferrers.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Codrington (1601/2-1665) was a British translator and writer.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Bookplate of Edmund Ferrers; Thomas Thorpe, 1836 catalogue, item 285; Phillipps MS. 9588; Sotheby's, 21 March 1895, lot 187.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from D. D. Evans, 1965.
Physical Facet
Bound by Gray of Cambridge in red morocco, 20th cent
Subject
- Title
- Contemporary copy (before 1657) of Robert Codrington's translation of 'The memoriall of Queene Marguaret of Valois' with notes by Edmund Ferrers
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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