A roll containing short passages (verses or anecdotes?) in shorthand
A roll containing short passages (verses or anecdotes?) in shorthand, in double columns on both sides of the parchment. There is no title, but the paper cover has the name 'John Collet' (first half of 18th cent.?).
Dates
- Creation: Written perhaps in the second half of the 17th century
Extent
1 roll
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. f. 3 (R), fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. f. 3 (R)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20398
Abstract
A roll containing short passages (verses or anecdotes?) in shorthand
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. 30520
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Referenced in 1892 or 1893.
Physical Facet
On parchment
Dimensions
A roll 2 ft. 3 1/8 in. × 4 1/4 in. in a paper cover, all in a cloth box 5 7/8 × 1 1/4 squ. in.
Topical
- Title
- A roll containing short passages (verses or anecdotes?) in shorthand
- 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
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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