1. Egerton MS 3060-3085
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 3060-3085
- Title:
- BRIDGEWATER AUTOGRAPHS: indices to most of the original sixty-seven volumes of the collection of Egerton manuscripts bequeathed to the British Museum by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (d. 1829), compiled circ. 1811-1824. Each index or set of indices is alphabeticallv arranged, but does not refer to any manuscript by number. A signed memorandum in the hand of Lord Bridgewater bequeathing his manuscripts to the library of Ashridge House appears at the beginning of most of the v...
- Scope & Content:
- British Museum: Original index of Egerton MSS.: circ. 1811-1824. John Holmes, Assistant Keeper at the British Museum: Corrections, etc., by, in index volumes to Bridgewater autographs: aft. 1830. Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater: Indices to his MSS., with autogr. notes: circ. 181...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, and Italian
- Date Range:
- c 1811-1829
- Extent:
- 26 items