'Archæologia Cornu = Britannica'
'Archæologia Cornu = Britannica':
- P. 1. 'Mr Gwavas's & Mr Th. Tonkin's Translation of Mr Lhuy'ds Preface to his Cornish Grammar', in English
- P. 9. 'Several Letters written By Mr Edw. Lhuyd', to H. Usticke, 1700-8 (twelve, on Cornish subjects, including a Cornish poem on the death of William 3rd): with some notes
- P. 25. 'Tit. II. Mount Calvary, or a poem on the Passion & Resurrection of ... Jesus Christ ... in Cornish, with an English prose translation: at p. 74 is an account of the poem
- P. 82. 'Tit. III. The Creation of the World, a [miracle] play ... written in Cornish by Mr Wm Jordan', in four acts, with an English prose translation
(pp. 135-end are blank)
The whole may have been written by H. Usticke, whose name is on pp. i, v.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the first half of the 18th century
Extent
370 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Cornish
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Cornish c. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Cornish c. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19106
Abstract
'Archæologia Cornu = Britannica'
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. VI, no. 31504
Custodial History
Owned by 'E. Marshall' in the 18th cent.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by the Bodleian from B. Quaritch (Rough List 137, no. 449), in Nov. 1893.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 × 8 1/4 in.
Topical
- Title
- 'Archæologia Cornu = Britannica'
- 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
Weston Library
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