'Coaching In and Out of Oxford from 1820 to 1840...' by William Bayzand
'Coaching In and Out of Oxford from 1820 to 1840, by A Chip of the Old Block, with Anecdotes and Reminiscence's In His 75 year', an illiterate but interesting personal account written by William Bayzand, for many years janitor at the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford.
It is written in pencil, and (fols. 76-end) are blank.
Dates
- Creation: written in A.D. 1883 at Oxford by W. Bayzand
Extent
113 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 262, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 262
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19043
Abstract
'Coaching In and Out of Oxford from 1820 to 1840...' by William Bayzand, written in A.D. 1883 at Oxford by W. Bayzand
Biographical / Historical
William Bayzand (1808-1886) was a janitor at the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford.
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. 29382.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from W. Bayzand on Feb. 2, 1884, for 5s.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.
- Title
- 'Coaching In and Out of Oxford from 1820 to 1840...' by William Bayzand
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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