'Voiage ď Angleterre, 1784':
- A rather later title on fol. 1 states that these scattered notes on antiquities preserved in England are by 'l'abbé Bertrand Capmartin de Chaupy, Docteur de Sorbonne.'
- The Abbé visited the British Museum (fol. 3v, etc.)
- the Towneley Collection (fol. 3v, etc.), private coin collections, and the like
- He also describes Stonehenge (fol. 23)
- At fol. 44 are some addresses of friends
Dates
- Creation: Written in A.D. 1784 in England by B. Capmartin
Extent
46 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 101, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 101
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20178
Abstract
'Voiage ď Angleterre, 1784'
Biographical / Historical
B. Capmartin (fl. 1784).
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. 30164
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Perhaps acquired in 1869: at any rate bound and placed at about that date.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.
Subject
- Title
- 'Voiage ď Angleterre, 1784'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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