Collections towards lists and biographical notices of abbots, priors, and other heads of religious houses in England
Single Item
MS. Top. eccl. b. 1
Collections towards lists and biographical notices of abbots, priors, and other heads of religious houses in England, compiled by Craven Ord, but partly in a copyist's hand. The lists are roughly arranged in a broken alphabetical series of counties, but are very imperfect, and many leaves are blank: the fullest relate to:
- Middleton or Milton Abbas (Dorset), fol. 31
- Wimborne, fol. 39v
- Durham, fol. 51
- Sherburn Hospital, co. Durham, fol. 64v
- Norwich, fol. 157v: Norfolk is especially cared for
Dates
- Written in the last quarter of the 18th century (?)
Extent
237 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. eccl. b. 1, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Top. eccl. b. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21123
Abstract
Collections towards lists and biographical notices of abbots, priors, and other heads of religious houses in England
Biographical / Historical
Craven Ord (1756-1832) 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. 31560
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No. 606 in some catalogue: among the Phillipps MSS. no. 8981: in the Phillipps sale, June 1893, lot 593, when it was bought for the Bodleian.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
15 7/8 × 10 1/2 in.
- Title
- Collections towards lists and biographical notices of abbots, priors, and other heads of religious houses in England
- 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
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk