Six Italian and Latin manuscripts relating to the statutes of Italian cities.
Dates
- Creation: 14th-19th cent.
Extent
6 boxes (0.66 Linear metres)
Language of Materials
- Italian
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bowyer 1, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Bowyer 1-6
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12810
Abstract
Manuscripts of Sir George Bowyer relating to the statutes of Italian cities.
Biographical / Historical
Sir George Bowyer, bart., was born in 1811 at Radley near Oxford, and studied law at the Middle Temple. In 1838 he published a 'Dissertation on the Statutes of the Cities of Italy'. He was an MP 1852-1868 and 1874-1880. He died in June 1883.
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. IV, nos. 22080-22085.
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Bowyer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bowyer presented the manuscripts to the Library in 1838 and 1842.
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Bowyer Manuscripts
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2020 by Kelly Burchmore
- Date
- EAD version 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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