Some notes about, and copies of, Oxford and Oxfordshire jeux d'esprit
Single Item
MS. Top. Oxon c. 116
Some notes about, and copies of, Oxford and Oxfordshire jeux d'esprit, etc., chiefly by the rev. Edward Marshall: among them are:
- 'A legend of the Illumination' at Oxford, on the occasion of the Queen's Marriage, Feb. 10, 1840, in which C. P. Eden played a part, in verse (fol. 3)
- Verses about a lithographed satire on dr. Buckland, depicted as crawling into a cave (fol. 9)
- Papers relating to the 'North Aston Theatre' 1776 (fols. 17, 30)
- There are also notes about the Islip font now at Middleton Stoney (fol. 7)
- The rev. R. G. Macmullen's expenses in 1844 (fol. 13)
- Keble's poem on St. John the Baptist (fol. 19, cf. 21)
Dates
- Written in 1892-1895, chiefly by E. Marshall
Extent
40 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Oxon c. 116
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19276
Abstract
Some notes about, and copies of, Oxford and Oxfordshire jeux d'esprit
Biographical / Historical
Edward Marshall (1815-1899) was Vicar of Sandford and 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. 31875
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by mr. Marshall in 1892 and later. Fols. 23-38 of this MS. were given in 1896.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 3/4 × 9 7/8 in.
- Title
- Some notes about, and copies of, Oxford and Oxfordshire jeux d'esprit
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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