John Earle, Microcosmography, edited by Philip Bliss (London, 1811), extensively annotated by Bliss.
Dates
- Creation: 1811
Extent
0.10 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. e. 112, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. e. 112-113
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12800
Abstract
John Earle, Microcosmography, edited by Philip Bliss
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Philip Bliss (1787-1857) was an antiquary and editor. He was on the staff of the Bodleian Library from 1808 to about 1813, and 1822-1828. He was Registrar of the University of Oxford (1824-1853), Keeper of the Archives (1826-1857), and Principal of St. Mary Hall (from 1848 until his death in 1857). Further 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. 45688-45689.
Custodial History
Sotheby's, 9 Aug. 1858 (Philip Bliss sale, second portion), lots 2643-4.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The volumes were bought from the executors of John Griffiths in 1886 and transferred from the Department of Printed Books in 1921.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- John Earle, Microcosmography, edited by Philip Bliss
- 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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