Autograph letters from benefactors to the Bodleian, 1679-1806:
- Fol. 1. Two from bp. Barlow, 1679-84
- Fol. 5. Autograph signatures of bp. Thomas Tanner, cut from the titles of books
- Fol. 13. From dr. R. Rawlinson to Peter Le Neve, 23 Mar. 1726/7
- Fol. 14. From Thomas Carte to Thomas Martin, 25 Feb. 1729/30, with a note stated to be in sir John Fenn's hand
- Fol. 17. Three from Browne Willis, 1731-50, with an etching of him in A.D. 1771
- Fol. 22. Two from Edmond Malone, 1798-1806, followed by some notes in his handwriting
- Fol. 31. From F. Douce, 5 Nov. 1802
Dates
- Written in 1679-1806
Extent
33 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Autogr. c. 7, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Autogr. c. 7
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19006
Abstract
Autograph letters from benefactors to the Bodleian
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Barlow (1607-1691) was bishop of Lincoln. Thomas Tanner (1674-1735) was bishop of St. Asaph and an antiquary. Sir Robert Rawlinson (1810-1898) was a civil engineer. Thomas Carte (1686-1754) was a historian. Browne Willis (1682-1760) was an antiquary and numismatist. Edmond Malone (1741-1812) was a scholar. Francis Douce (1757-1834) was an antiquary.
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. VI, no. 31343
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired as follows:
- Barlow: the first bought at the Tho. Mapplebeck sale, June 1891, lot 10
- Rawlinson: bought at the Phillipps sale, July 1892
- Carte: bought at the Phillipps sale, July 1892
- Willis: two bought at the E. H. Lawrence sale May 1892, the third at the Phillipps sale July 1892
- Malone: the first bought at Sotheby's in Dec. 1890, the second at the Pocock sale July 1891, and the notes at the Phillipps sale, July 1892
- Douce: bought at the Phillipps sale, July 1892
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.
- 19th century
- Barlow | Thomas | 1607-1691 | Bishop of Lincoln
- Bodleian Library
- Carte | Thomas | 1686-1754 | historian
- Douce | Francis | 1757-1834 | Antiquary
- Malone | Edmond | 1741-1812 | literary scholar and biographer
- Rawlinson | Sir | Robert | 1810-1898 | Knight, civil engineer
- Tanner | Thomas | 1674-1735 | Bishop of St Asaph and antiquary
- Willis | Browne | 1682-1760 | Antiquary and Numismatist
- Title
- Autograph letters from benefactors to the Bodleian
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 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