An index of names, subjects, and curious words made by Dr. Philip Bliss as a means of referring to his own notebooks ('MS: Coll: P. B. i'-iii) and MSS., and to various Bodleian volumes, especially Hearne's Diaries: in alphabetical order. Pp. 567-end, and considerable parts of the rest, are blank: a few miscellaneous Bliss papers are added.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the first half of the 19th century by P. Bliss
Extent
0.22 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 381, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Add. A. 381-382
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20588
Abstract
An index of names, subjects, and curious words made by Dr. Philip Bliss
Biographical / Historical
Philip Bliss (1787-1857) was an antiquary and an editor.
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. VI, nos. 30206-30207.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was referenced in 1890, but not bought in that year.
Subject
- Bliss | Philip | 1787-1857 | Antiquary and Editor (Person)
- Hearne | Thomas | 1678-1735 | Antiquary and Nonjuror (Person)
- Bodleian Library (Organisation)
- Title
- An index of names, subjects, and curious words made by Dr. Philip Bliss
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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