Copies of letters by or to bp. Gilbert Burnet
Copies of letters by or to bp. Gilbert Burnet, 1686-1712:
- Fol. 2. Eleven letters from him to prof. P. van Limborch, 1687-1712, in Latin: copied from the originals in the Remonstrants' College at Amsterdam by T. Scherpenhuysen in 1904
- Fol. 21. Five letters from him to prof. J. Le Clerc, in French, English, and Latin, 1686-7: copied as art. 1
- Fol. 30. Five letters to him from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, with part of a sixth, 1697-1701, in French: type-written in 1904 from the originals at Hanover, and corrected
Dates
- Creation: Chiefly written in A.D. 1904 at Amsterdam and Hanover
Extent
58 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. th. c. 23, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. th. c. 23
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19593
Abstract
Copies of letters by or to bp. Gilbert Burnet
Biographical / Historical
Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was Bishop of Salisbury and a historian.
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. 33650
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by miss H. C. Foxcroft, Dec. 14, 1906: letters from her of June 3 and 10 and Dec. 12 are at fol. iii.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 1/4 × 10 in.
- Title
- Copies of letters by or to bp. Gilbert Burnet
- 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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