'Les Aventures de Télémaque' by archbp. Fénelon
'Les Aventures de Télémaque' by archbp. Fénelon: apparently a transcript of the printed edition of 1719, with index and notes, made by (miss?) C. Lovett, in 1802-4, with some calligraphic designs.
Dates
- Creation: Written in A.D. 1802-1804 by C. Lovett (?) in England
Extent
118 pages
Language of Materials
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. 1021, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Bodl. 1021
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20362
Abstract
'Les Aventures de Télémaque' by archbp. Fénelon
Biographical / Historical
Archbishop Fénelon (fl. 1719). C. Lovett (fl. 1802-1804).
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. 30444
Immediate Source of Acquisition
'These sheets--unbound--were singularly preserved from the fire, when the house in which I lived was burnt down Dec. 17th 1808. C. Woodcock--1819': at p. vii is also a note from mrs. Woodcock (née Lovett?) offering the volume to the Bodleian (about 1820?). Referenced about 1850.
Physical Facet
On paper, binding, brown leather with gold ornament, English work of about 1810-15
Dimensions
9 3/8 × 7 3/4 in.
- Title
- 'Les Aventures de Télémaque' by archbp. Fénelon
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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