A Genealogical History of the Royal Family of... Stuart (London, 1755)
A Genealogical History of the Royal Family of... Stuart (London, 1755), an anonymous printed work by William Fox of the parish of St. Swithin, London: with numerous genealogical additions and corrections by the author, bringing the book up to 1772.
Bp. Thomas Percy prefixed seventeen leaves of 'Rudimenta Heraldica', an introduction to heraldry with figures, in his own handwriting.
Dates
- Creation: 1755-1772
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 265, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 265
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19044
Abstract
A Genealogical History of the Royal Family of... Stuart (London, 1755).
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Percy (1729–1811) was a writer and Church of Ireland bishop of Dromore.
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. 29384.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No. 59 in the Percy sale on Apr. 29, 1884, where it was bought for the Library for 7s.
Topical
- Title
- A Genealogical History of the Royal Family of... Stuart (London, 1755)
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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