'A Catalogue of Books' belonging to the Fountayne Wilsons of High Melton
'A Catalogue of Books' belonging to the Fountayne Wilsons of High Melton near Doncaster, 1804: a list of about six hundred miscellaneous works, written by an uneducated person ('Drydon', 'Vesuvious', etc. ). Fol. 40 shows that the book was probably still at Melton in 1837-40.
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1804 at High Melton
Extent
42 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. e. 48, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. e. 48
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19590
Abstract
'A Catalogue of Books' belonging to the Fountayne Wilsons of High Melton
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. 33647
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought in one of the odd lots at Sotheby's sale of Mar. 31, 1906.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.
- Title
- 'A Catalogue of Books' belonging to the Fountayne Wilsons of High Melton
- 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
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