Drawings in Indian ink of antiquities in Oxford, such as churches, city gates, old halls, municipal buildings, brasses, carvings, etc.
Single Item
MS. Top. Oxon b. 14
Drawings in Indian ink of antiquities in Oxford, such as churches, city gates, old halls, municipal buildings, brasses, carvings, etc.: among unusual ones are two of st. Frideswide's shrine in the Cathedral, and one of the interior of the well house in the Castle mound.
Notes by P. Manning and H. Hurst (1895) are at fols. iii-v. Two of the drawings are dated 1751-2, but they may be rather later copies.
Notes by P. Manning and H. Hurst (1895) are at fols. iii-v. Two of the drawings are dated 1751-2, but they may be rather later copies.
Dates
- Drawn in the second half of the 18th cenury.
Extent
37 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon b. 14, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Oxon b. 14
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20528
Abstract
Drawings in Indian ink of antiquities in Oxford, such as churches, city gates, old halls, municipal buildings, brasses, carvings, etc.
Biographical / Historical
Percy Manning (1870-1917) was an antiquary and folklorist. Herbert Hurst (1834-1914) was 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. 30768
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1890.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
18 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.
- Title
- Drawings in Indian ink of antiquities in Oxford, such as churches, city gates, old halls, municipal buildings, brasses, carvings, etc.
- 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
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk