Treatise by William Borlase on the Creation and the Deluge, 1771

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MS. Eng. th. e. 151

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Treatise by William Borlase on the Creation and the Deluge, with (p. 103) a specimen leaf printed by John Nichols, 1771. See John Nichols, Literary anecdotes, v (London, 1812), 299.

116 pages

Dates

1771

Extent

116 pages

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. th. e. 151, pp. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. th. e. 151

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 9842

Additional Description

Overview

Treatise by William Borlase on the Creation and the Deluge, 1771.

Biographical / Historical

William Borlase (1696–1772) was a British antiquary and naturalist.

Other Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991). Vol. 2, no. 46737.

Custodial History

In the Borlasefamily library at Castle Horneck, Cornwall, 1874 (see G. C. Boase and W. P. Courtney, Bibliotheca Cornubiensis, i (London, 1874), 35); bookplate of J. D. Enys.