Manuscripts of John Ruskin
Single Item
MSS. Eng. misc. c. 269-70
Held at the Weston Library
- (MS. Eng. misc. c. 269) Preface and notes for 'Rock Honeycomb', 1876, printed in The works of John Ruskin, ed. E. S. Cook and A. Wedderburn (London and New York, 1907), 99-320, 93 leaves, bound by Katherine Adams in red morocco, bookplate of Sara Anderson.
- (MS. Eng. misc. c. 270) Drafts and notes for lectures, 'The pleasures of England', delivered as Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford, 1884, printed in The works (1908), 413-520. Fols. 56a, 57, 58, 75v are in the hand of Sara Anderson, 83 leaves, bound by Katherine Adams in green morocco, the manuscript was at Brantwood in 1912.
Dates
- Creation: 19th century
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. c. 269, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MSS. Eng. misc. c. 269-70
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17318
Abstract
Manuscripts of John Ruskin
Biographical / Historical
John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an art and social critic.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991). Vol. 1, nos. 43712-43713
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by A. W. Anderson in memory of Sara Anderson, 1943.
- Title
- Manuscripts of John Ruskin
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- 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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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk