A notebook of mr. 'J[ohn] Price', Bodley's Librarian (d. 1813)
Single Item
MS. Add. A. 241
Held at the Weston Library
A notebook of mr. 'J[ohn] Price', Bodley's Librarian (d. 1813), containing:
- Extracts from records relating to the foundation of Institutions etc. of the University of Oxford (pp. 1, 21, 166 rev.)
- Including extracts from the Chartulary of Eynsham (p. 3)
- There are some notes from or about Bodleian collections and books (p. 55)
- In the volume are also inserted some papers by dr. Bandinel, containing similar notes, 1821-2, and dates of the composition of some of the handlists of the printed books (pp. 59, 72)
- Pp. 75-149 are blank
- At p. 45 is a list of ten old deeds
- At p. 53 a Latin poem 'Upon a Bp. of Orkny', signed 'Adam Elder', beg. 'Quid tentem angusto.'
Dates
- Creation: Written about A.D. 1800-1830, partly by J. Price
Extent
168 pages
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 241, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 241
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20211
Abstract
A notebook of mr. 'J[ohn] Price', Bodley's Librarian (d. 1813)
Biographical / Historical
John Price (1734-1813) was Bodley's librarian and an antiquary.
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. 30201
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Referenced in 1883.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.
Subject
- Price | John | 1735-1813 | librarian (Person)
- Title
- A notebook of mr. 'J[ohn] Price', Bodley's Librarian (d. 1813)
- 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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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk