Collections for an edition of Anglo-Saxon laws by Elizabeth and William Elstob
Collections for an edition of Anglo-Saxon laws by Elizabeth and William Elstob, C.17IO-14 (one of three volumes). See D. Wilkins, Leges Anglo-Saxonicae (London, 1721), which incorporates the work of the Elstobs.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1710-1714
Extent
127 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lang. c. 11, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lang. c. 11
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16596
Abstract
Collections for an edition of Anglo-Saxon laws by Elizabeth and William Elstob, c.1710-14
Biographical / Historical
Elizabeth Elstob, 1683-1756, was an English Anglo-Saxon scholar. William Elstob, c. 1674-1715, was an English Anglo-Saxon scholar and Church of England clergyman.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Printed label '91' on spine; inscribed 'B' inside upper cover; owned with two volumes of the same collections by Fleetwood Parkhurst (sale of his pictures, books, etc., Moore & Weaver, 19 May 1845, lot 91); Phillipps MS. 11787 (three vols.); Sotheby's, 10 June 1896, lot 474 (two vols.).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 14 Feb. 1927 (W. A. Lindsay sale), lot 264 (two vols.; the second not found).
Physical Facet
marbled boards, repaired with continental decorated paper
- Title
- Collections for an edition of Anglo-Saxon laws by Elizabeth and William Elstob
- 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
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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