Commonplace book of John Greaves
Single Item
MS. Lat. misc. e. 115
Held at the Weston Library
Commonplace book of John Greaves (1602-1652), containing extracts from classical Latin authors, notes on chronology, grammar and etymology, with:
- (fols. 75v-83) copies of Oxford disputations and speeches, c.1617-23;
- (fols. 128v-120v rev.) a list (defective) of 'The choysest Bookes of severall Artes & Sciences' in the Bodleian, and of scientific instruments.
Dates
- Creation: 1627
Extent
133 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Lat. misc. e. 115, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Lat. misc. e. 115
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16916
Abstract
Commonplace book of John Greaves (1602-1652).
Biographical / Historical
John Greaves (1602-1652) was an English astronomer and orientalist.
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. 48006.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Winifred Myers, 1970.
Physical Facet
vellum binding, inscribed '1627' on both covers
Subject
- Title
- Commonplace book of John Greaves
- 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
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk