'Manuscripts of the late Richard Gough, Esq.'
'Manuscripts of the late Richard Gough, Esq.', in his own hand:
- Fol. 4. 'A Dissertation on the Passage of Hannibal over the Alps', with three maps and some miscellaneous papers on the subject
- Fol. 50. 'The History of Bithynia translated from the French of the Abbé Sevin ... and continued ... by the Translator [i.e. R. Gough]. Corp. Xti Coll. Camb. 1756/7.' The continuation is not here
- Fols. 79, 92. A transcript of the printed editions of (1) 'A Fragment. The second Edition, London ...' 1751, a Cambridge satire by dr. Henry Stebbing: and (2) 'A letter to Lord Eg ... nt on the dangerous Ambition ... of a certain M--is--r ... London ...' (circa 1750), also partly relating to Cambridge
- Fol. 97. 'The Capitade', a poem on Cambridge Heads of Houses in 1753: beg. 'Whether on sad Avernus' Banks thou dwell'. There is no indication that Gough composed this
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 2nd half of the 18th century by R. Gough
Extent
104 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Gough Misc. antiqu. 18, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Gough Misc. antiqu. 18
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19673
Abstract
'Manuscripts of the late Richard Gough, Esq.'
Biographical / Historical
Richard Gough (1735-1809) was 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. 35183
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from F. C. Carter of Hornsey on Feb. 18, 1910.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
10 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.
Topical
Subject
- Gough | Richard | 1735-1809 | antiquary (Person)
- University of Cambridge (Organisation)
- Title
- 'Manuscripts of the late Richard Gough, Esq.'
- 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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