Epitaphes out of the Metropoliticall chu[r]ch and all the other parochial Churches ... of Yorke, most faithefully collected by me Roger Dodsworthe
'Epitaphes out of the Metropoliticall chu[r]ch and all the other parochial Churches ... of Yorke, most faithefully collected by me Roger Dodsworthe, the xiith [?] of February anno Domini 1618': the entries are in several different hands, but chiefly by Dodsworth.
Dates
- Creation: written in 1618 by R. Dodsworth
Extent
45 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Dodsworth. 161, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Dodsworth. 161
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18437
Abstract
Epitaphes out of the Metropoliticall chu[r]ch and all the other parochial Churches ... of Yorke, most faithefully collected by me Roger Dodsworthe, the xiith [?] of February anno Domini 1618.
Biographical / Historical
Roger Dodsworth (bap. 1585-1654) was an antiquary.
Francis Drake (bap. 1696-1771) was an antiquary and surgeon.
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. V, no. 27693.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Notes by Francis Drake, who presented the book in October 1736 to the Bodleian, state that these papers were placed in his hands when he first began collecting materials for his Eboracum, and that they are valuable, though incomplete.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.
Subject
- Title
- Epitaphes out of the Metropoliticall chu[r]ch and all the other parochial Churches ... of Yorke, most faithefully collected by me Roger Dodsworthe
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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