Drawings, with some engravings and lithographs, mainly of buildings and objects in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire
Drawings, with some engravings and lithographs, mainly of buildings and objects in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, 19th century, collected by Sir Thomas Phillipps, including:
- (fols. 25-45) sepia wash drawings of Oxfordshire churches, fonts and crosses by J. C. Buckler, 1813-1819;
- (fols. 48-54) water-colour drawings by Robert Benson, 1818;
- (fols. 57-72) drawings of Wiltshire brasses.
Dates
- Creation: 19th century
Extent
82 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. c. 532, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Oxon. c. 532
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10529
Abstract
Drawings, with some engravings and lithographs, mainly of buildings and objects in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, 19th century.
Biographical / Historical
John Chessell Buckler (1793–1894) was an English artist and architect.
Robert Benson (1797–1844) was an English judge and local historian of Salisbury.
Sir Thomas Phillipps, baronet (1792–1872), was an English collector of books and manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Phillipps MS. 91.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 28 June 1965, lot 211.
Physical Facet
Half calf, marbled boards
- Title
- Drawings, with some engravings and lithographs, mainly of buildings and objects in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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