A copy of Anthony Wood's notes about Dorchester abbey church
A copy of Anthony Wood's notes about Dorchester abbey church (in Oxfordshire), with detailed account of arms and monuments there. Wood's original notes, made in 1657, are in MSS. Wood B. 15 and E. 1: this copy is from the latter source, and includes -- Winchell's notes taken in 1622, which are bound in Wood E. 1.
The volume is interleaved with blotting-paper.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the second half of the 18th century
Extent
29 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon e. 3, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Oxon e. 3
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20547
Abstract
A copy of Anthony Wood's notes about Dorchester abbey church
Biographical / Historical
Anthony Wood (1632-1695) 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. 30793
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1890.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/8 × 6 5/8 in.
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- Title
- A copy of Anthony Wood's notes about Dorchester abbey church
- 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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