Collections of Thomas Pennant relating to Scotland
Single Item
MS. Top. Scotland c. 2
Held at the Weston Library
Collections of Thomas Pennant relating to Scotland, late 18th century, comprising:
- (fols. 1-47) copy of a report presented to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on the state of the church in the Highlands and Islands, with (fols. 51-5) a table giving the extent and population of each parish visited;
- (fols. 57-69, 79) an anonymous Scottish poem 'Duncane Laider als. Makgregor's testament', 'copied at Taymouth ... 1769', printed in The Black Book of Taymouth (Bannatyne Club, 106, 1855), pp. 149-173;
- (fols. 80-92) transcript of the will of Sir Edward Mulso, 1458;
- (fols. 93-102) monumental inscriptions in the churches of Sandon, Staffs., and Ampthill, Maulden and Flitton, Beds.
Dates
- Creation: late 18th century
Extent
103 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Scotland c. 2, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Scotland c. 2
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18337
Abstract
Collections of Thomas Pennant relating to Scotland, late 18th century.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Pennant (1726–1798) was a naturalist, traveller, and writer.
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. 55195.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from John Grant, 1940.
Physical Facet
Half calf, marbled boards
Subject
- Title
- Collections of Thomas Pennant relating to Scotland
- 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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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk