A petition by Matthew Bulwer a schoolboy at Hertford
A petition by Matthew Bulwer a schoolboy at Hertford, similar to that of no. 30570, and on a similar or the same occasion. It consists of an 'Encomium Æsopi' (preceded by a coloured ornament with a representation of Æsop) and five sets of verses.
Dates
- Creation: Written about the third quarter of the 17th cent., by M. Bulwer at Hertford
Extent
1 roll
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Lat. misc. e. 21 (R), fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Lat. misc. e. 21 (R)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20422
Abstract
A petition by Matthew Bulwer a schoolboy at Hertford
Biographical / Historical
Matthew Bulwer (fl. 1650-1675) was a schoolboy.
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. 30585
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found in the Gough room, 1889.
Physical Facet
On paper, with some coloured ornament
Dimensions
A roll 11 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 7 1/2 in. in 13 pieces, in a cardboard box 8 1/8 × 1 5/8 squ. in.
Subject
- Title
- A petition by Matthew Bulwer a schoolboy at Hertford
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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