'Geographiæ descriptio,' a popular Latin description of Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and Western Asia
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MS. Add. A. 98
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'Geographiæ descriptio', a popular Latin description of Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and (fol. 45) Western Asia.
At the end a hand contemporary with the MS. has written 'Isaac Newton' twice, but the signature does not at all resemble published signatures of sir Isaac Newton, and a later note ('is the Author of this Treatice of Geographia') is not convincing: sir Isaac may possibly have owned the volume.
The u's throughout the book are marked with a rounded tick.
At the end a hand contemporary with the MS. has written 'Isaac Newton' twice, but the signature does not at all resemble published signatures of sir Isaac Newton, and a later note ('is the Author of this Treatice of Geographia') is not convincing: sir Isaac may possibly have owned the volume.
The u's throughout the book are marked with a rounded tick.
Dates
- written in the second half of the 17th century on the Continent
Extent
66 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 98, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 98
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18705
Abstract
'Geographiæ descriptio,' a popular Latin description of Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and Western Asia, written in the second half of the 17th century on the Continent.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. V, no. 28928.
Custodial History
'Ex Bibliotheca Richard Mead, M.D.' (d. 1754).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by the Library at the Enschedé sale at Haarlem on Dec. 9, 1867 (lot 1073), for £8 5s.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
6 3/4 × 4 5/8 in.
- Title
- 'Geographiæ descriptio,' a popular Latin description of Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and Western Asia
- 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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