A Life of sir Thomas More (d. 1535). The first leaf (a title?) is lost, the second begins with an 'Epistle Dedicatorie 'to R. R. signed 'B. R.' March 25, 1599: after a preface signed 'Ro. Ba.' and title the work begins 'Thomas Moore was borne in London.'
Dates
- written in or soon after 1599
Extent
131 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 112, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 112
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18786
Abstract
A Life of sir Thomas More, written in or soon after 1599.
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. 29059.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from messrs. C. T. Jefferies, Bristol booksellers, on Nov. 12, 1873, for £3.
Bibliography
- It is printed in Wordsworth's Ecclesiastical Biography, 4th ed. (1853), ii. 43.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 6 in.
- Title
- A Life of sir Thomas More
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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