Four volumes of early 17th-century miscellanea, from the library of Sir Henry Spelman, including:
- Papers relating to English religious houses
- Papers relating to English monastic houses
- Miscellanea including extracts from early French monastic cartularies and transcripts from Cheshire deeds
- Transcripts of miscellaneous historical pieces of the 16th and 17th century, many concerning Spain, Roman Catholicism, and the defence of the Netherlands
Dates
- Creation: Early 17th century
Extent
0.44 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. hist. c. 241, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. hist. c. 241-242, c. 272; Dugdale 51
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13333, 13336
Abstract
Early 17th-century Miscellanea from the Library of Sir Henry Spelman
Biographical / Historical
Sir Henry Spelman (? 1564-1641) was a historian and antiquary. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 39867-70.
The volumes are described in detail among the Gurney manuscripts in Historical Manuscripts Commission 27: 12th report (1891) app., part ix, 145-147, 153, 155-156.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The volumes were bought by the Library in 1936 and 1943.
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Early 17th-century Miscellanea from the Library of Sir Henry Spelman
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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