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A copy of the 'Antiquities of Shropshire from a manuscript of Edward Lloyd Esq... revised and enlarged ... by Thomas Farmer Dukes Esq. F.S.A'

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A copy of the 'Antiquities of Shropshire from a manuscript of Edward Lloyd Esq... revised and enlarged ... by Thomas Farmer Dukes Esq. F.S.A.' (Shrewsbury, 1844, 4°), followed by very many manuscript additions chiefly copies of deeds, coloured drawings, arms, pedigrees, and the like, each volume having an alphabetical index, and bearing the bookplate of the collector, Mr. T. F. Dukes.

Shrewsbury is especially well represented in both volumes.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1800-1845

Extent

0.22 Linear metres (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Latin

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Salop. c. 1, fols. 1-2].

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MSS. Top. Salop. c. 1-2

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 18629

Abstract

A copy of the 'Antiquities of Shropshire from a manuscript of Edward Lloyd Esq... revised and enlarged ... by Thomas Farmer Dukes Esq. F.S.A', written chiefly in about 1800-1845.

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Farmer Dukes (1770/1-1850) was an attorney and antiquarian.

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. V, nos. 28569-28570.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought by the Library in 1850 for £42.

Title
A copy of the 'Antiquities of Shropshire from a manuscript of Edward Lloyd Esq... revised and enlarged ... by Thomas Farmer Dukes Esq. F.S.A'
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Date
EAD version 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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