'Letters of Percy Church [d. 1675] in the British Museum and Public Record Office. Transcribed ... by [prof.] Arthur Herbert Church
'Letters of Percy Church [d. 1675] in the British Museum and Public Record Office. Transcribed ... by [prof.] Arthur Herbert Church, M.A., D.Sc., of Lincoln College, Oxford; F.R.S., F.S.A., with a Pedigree and [printed] Memoir of Percy Church.'
Thirty-seven letters are here, 1634 (one) and 1655-60/61, chiefly written when he was a Royalist in exile in Flanders and France.
Dates
- Creation: Written about A.D. 1905 (?) by A. H. Church
Extent
102 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. d. 39, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. d. 39
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19589
Abstract
'Letters of Percy Church [d. 1675] in the British Museum and Public Record Office. Transcribed ... by [prof.] Arthur Herbert Church
Biographical / Historical
Sir Arthur Herbert Church (1834-1915) was a chemist.
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. 33646
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by prof. Church on Oct. 20, 1906.
Physical Facet
On paper, binding, reddish brown morocco with gold ornament; with a Bodleian bookplate
Dimensions
10 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.
Subject
- Title
- 'Letters of Percy Church [d. 1675] in the British Museum and Public Record Office. Transcribed ... by [prof.] Arthur Herbert Church
- 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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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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