Manuscripts of Dawson Turner, including:
- Letters addressed to Edmund Henry Barker, the classical scholar
- Letters from Bishop Thomas Tanner to his uncle Thomas Moore
- Collections made by George Chalmers (d. 1825), chiefly relating to Shakespeare
Dates
- Creation: 18th-19th cent.
Extent
6 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
- German
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Bodl. 1003].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Bodl. 1003-1006, 1013; Eng. poet. d. 13
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13410
Biographical / Historical
Dawson Turner (1775-1858) was a botanist and antiquary. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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, nos. 28722-7.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The manuscripts were purchased in 1859.
Topical
Subject
- Barker | Edmund Henry | 1788-1839 | Classical Scholar (Person)
- Chalmers | George | 1742-1825 | Antiquary and Public Servant (Person)
- Moore | Thomas | fl 1708-1722 | Collector of Customs (Person)
- Shakespeare | William | 1564-1616 | Dramatist (Person)
- Tanner | Thomas | 1674-1735 | Bishop of St Asaph and antiquary (Person)
- Turner | Dawson | 1775-1858 | Botanist and Antiquary (Person)
- Title
- Dawson Turner Manuscripts
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Emily Tarrant
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk