Topographical Collections for Oxfordshire and Berkshire, Compiled by Henry Hinton and James Hunt

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Topographical collections for Oxfordshire and Berkshire, compiled by Henry Hinton and James Hunt. The collection consists of:

Notes on Oxfordshire churches
Notes on the history of Oxfordshire
Drawings and engravings of Oxfordshire churches
Drawings of coats of arms in Oxfordshire and Berkshire churches
Drawings of monuments and brasses in Oxford college chapels
Sketches and drawings of Oxford University and city buildings and monuments
Collections for a history of Oxford city and university
Portraits and biographical sketches of Oxford worthies
Account of the Botanical Garden, Oxford
Collections for a history of Berkshire

Dates

1791-1840

Extent

19 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Berks. c. 57].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Top. Berks. c. 57-8, d. 38; Top. Oxon. c. 688-9, d. 795-803, e. 545-8

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13021

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Henry Hinton (1749-1816) was an ironmonger of Oxford. James Hunt (1795-1857) was a chemist of Oxford.

Other Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.

Custodial History

The collections were bought from James Hunt by Sir Thomas Phillipps in 1819 and 1820.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collections were bought from Sir Anthony Wagner in 1979.

Related Materials

See also Topographical Collections of Henry Hinton and James Hunt (MSS. Don. b. 14, c. 90-1, c. 97-8, d. 138-43, d. 148-9, e. 107-14).

Rubbings of brasses in Berkshire churches made by Hinton and Hunt between 1803 and 1815 are MSS. Rubbings Phillipps-Robinson 587-861, 876-933. For a discussion of the rubbings, see Transactions of the Monumental Brass Society, vol. xii, part 1, no. XCII (1975), 90-100.

Bibliography

For a discussion of the papers see Oxoniensia xxxvii (1972), 215-20.

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Topographical Collections for Oxfordshire and Berkshire, Compiled by Henry Hinton and James Hunt
Status: Completed
Author: Emily Tarrant
Language of description: English

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Topographical Collections for Oxfordshire and Berkshire, Compiled by Henry Hinton and James Hunt

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Language of Materials

Preferred Citation

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Collection ID (for staff)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Other Finding Aids

Custodial History

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Related Materials

Bibliography

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Repository Details

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