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Drawings of Somerton church and of the Fermor family monuments there

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MS. Top. Oxon b. 1
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Drawings of Somerton church and of the Fermor family monuments there. Of the church three are coloured, one uncoloured: of the monuments all fourteen are finely coloured or tinted. Two are signed 'J. Trotter 1801', fols. 3, 6: one (fol. 4) is by 'E. Williams.'

A pedigree of the Fermor family, 16th cent.-1828, is at fol. v, and a note on the monuments by the rev. Geo. Edw. Barnes, rector of Somerton, Apr. 5, 1900, is at fol. iiiv.

Dates

  • Creation: written and painted partly in A.D. 1801

Extent

31 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon b. 1, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Top. Oxon b. 1

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 19903

Abstract

Drawings of Somerton church and of the Fermor family monuments there, written and painted partly in A.D. 1801.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical details unknown.

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. 29479.

Custodial History

From the library of mr. F. J. Morrell, who has written a note (Dec. 1874) on fol. iv.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought from W. H. Gee on March 26, 1854, for £5.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

19 3/4 × 13 1/4 in.

Title
Drawings of Somerton church and of the Fermor family monuments there
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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