Original papers by or addressed to Dionysia Fitzherbert
Original papers by or addressed to Dionysia Fitzherbert:
- Fol. vi. description and interpretation of a celestial phenomenon seen at Amesbury, co. Wilts., October 1615
- Fol. viii. epistle to the Church of England on the subject of virginity, A.D. 1635, fair copy
- Fol. x. author's draft
- Fol. xiv. letter from dr. Edw. Chetwynd, dean of Bristol (d. 1639), to miss Fitzherbert, torn in places, a copy is in no. 1970 at fol. 1
- Fol. 1. twelve original papers by miss Fitzherbert of which copies are in no. 1970
- At fol. v is a letter from the same to John Rouse, Bodley's Librarian, presenting the MS. to the Library, May 6, 1641
- Rouse has furnished a table of contents at fol. 1
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1608-1641 chiefly by D. Fitzherbert
Extent
38 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. e Mus. 169, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. e Mus. 169
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18283
Abstract
Original papers by or addressed to Dionysia Fitzherbert
Biographical / Historical
Dionysia Fitzherbert (fl. 1608) was a writer.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 3711
Custodial History
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (245)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
'Dionys Fitzherbert her booke': presented by her as above, together with a drawing of the phenomenon described at fol. vi: this last is recorded as kept, about 1680, 'in the closet in the gallery'.
Physical Facet
On paper, in contemporary binding of limp parchment stamped 'DF'
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Original papers by or addressed to Dionysia Fitzherbert
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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