Extracts from manuscripts and printed books, made mainly by William Lambarde
Extracts from manuscripts and printed books, made mainly by William Lambarde, 1566-1568, including:
- (fol. 1a) a list of contents in his hand (with brief descriptions of fols. 59-61, 70-73, now missing);
- (fols. 1c-3) 'Collectanea ex chronicis Croylandie' [the forged history attributed to Ingulf], with the note (fol. 2v) 'prototypon penes Guililmum Cecilium, protosecretarium est, exemplar vero, apud Joannem Josselinum habetur';
- (fols. 31-2a) 'Taxatio temporalium personarum ecclesiasticarum in civitate Cantuariensi' in the hand of Laurence Nowell, with a note by Lambarde 'Ex libro doctoris [Nicholas] Wotton. 1566.';
- (fols. 68-69) 'Ex anonymo Coventrensi nonnulla, quae ab. a. ad. m. in dictionario topographico non sunt hactenus inserta'.
Dates
- Creation: 1566-1568
Extent
71 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Lat. hist. d. 2, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Lat. hist. d. 2
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16759
Abstract
Extracts from manuscripts and printed books, made mainly by William Lambarde, 1566-1568.
Biographical / Historical
William Lambarde (1536–1601) was a British antiquary and lawyer.
Laurence Nowell (1530–c.1570) was a British antiquary.
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. II, no. 47831.
Custodial History
Signature of William Lambarde, in Anglo-Saxon letters, 1568 (fol. 1a); 19th- or 20th-cent. bookplate with crest and arms of Lambarde.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
bought, Myers & Co., cat. 332 (1940), 124.
Physical Facet
19th-century half calf
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Extracts from manuscripts and printed books, made mainly by William Lambarde
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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