Volume given to Edmund Napper of Holywell, Oxford, by his brother Christopher
Volume given to Edmund Napper of Holywell, Oxford, by his brother Christopher, early 17th century, containing miscellaneous collections in several hands, including:
- (fols. iiv, iiiv-1) notes on members of the Napper family, 16th and 17th century (printed in Catholic Record Society, 1 (1905), 133-137);
- (fols. 1, 8-31) copies of leases of Napper family property in Oxfordshire, 16th-17th century;
- (fols. iii, 2v-8, 36-44, 48-49) culinary and medicinal recipes, 17th-18th century;
- (fols. 154v-125 rev.) copies of correspondence of Mary, Countess Migliorucci, 1727-1731, much of it in Italian, concerning the estates of her husband, and her father, Henry Nevill of Nevill Holt, Leics.
(fols. 50-124) are blank.
Dates
- Creation: 16th-18th century
Extent
165 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. c. 757, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Oxon. c. 757
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18272
Abstract
Volume given to Edmund Napper of Holywell, Oxford, by his brother Christopher, early 17th century, containing miscellaneous collections in several hands.
Biographical / Historical
The Napper family of Holywell, Oxford.
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. 55045.
Custodial History
Signature of Jo. Smythe (16th cent.), inside lower cover; Phillipps MS. 18900; Sotheby's, 21 March 1895, lot 744; bookplate of Joseph Gillow, 1890.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed by W. A. Pantin, 1973.
Physical Facet
Gilt-stamped calf, with the initials 'E. P.' on both covers
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Volume given to Edmund Napper of Holywell, Oxford, by his brother Christopher
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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