An obituary of eminent persons of Great Britain who died in 1625-49, 1650-59
An obituary of eminent persons of Great Britain who died in 1625-49, 1650-59: written in the reign of Charles 2nd: the average is about five or six a year, and their characters, rather than the facts of their lives, are given.
Dates
- Creation: Written in about 1670-1680
Extent
0.10 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. f. 3, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. hist. f. 3-4
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19817
Abstract
An obituary of eminent persons of Great Britain who died in 1625-49, 1650-59
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. 31510-31511.
Custodial History
Owned successively by Dr. Edmund Isham, Joseph Parker the bookseller of Oxford, Dr. Philip Bliss (1817: armorial bookplate), and Sir Thomas Phillipps.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by the Bodleian at the Phillipps sale, June 1893 (lot 113).
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
6 3/8 × 4 in.
Topical
- Title
- An obituary of eminent persons of Great Britain who died in 1625-49, 1650-59
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description and 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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