Treatise by William Borlase on the Creation and the Deluge, 1771
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
- Creation: 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].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. th. e. 151
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9842
Abstract
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Maggs, 1962.
Physical Facet
20th-century half green morocco, diamond-shaped leather label '35' on original paper cover (p. v)
Topical
- Title
- Treatise by William Borlase on the Creation and the Deluge
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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