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Add MS 8255-8256
- Record Id:
- 032-002029118
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002029118
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000050.0x000264
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8255-8256
- Title:
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UNIVERSAL HISTORY; 2nd half of 18th cent.
- Scope & Content:
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Italian. Volumes 3 and 4 of Book 1 of a compendium of universal history, covering the history of the Roman Empire. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. ‘578’ in pencil in upper right corner of f. 1 in both volumes. Purchased, together with Add. 8249, 8251, 8261, 8260, 8261, 8361 and 8512, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 578 (part).
Paper; two volumes. One hand. Guilford binding of quarter vellum with decorated paper covers over pasteboards.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002029118", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 8255-8256: UNIVERSAL HISTORY; 2nd half of 18th cent." },{ "id" : "040-002029119", "parent" : "032-002029118", "text" : "Add MS 8255: UNIVERSAL HISTORY, book 1, volume 3. From the time of Emperor Augustus to the death of Emperor Theodosius I in 395. Inc. ‘Se le variate…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002029120", "parent" : "032-002029118", "text" : "Add MS 8256: UNIVERSAL HISTORY, book 1, volume 4. From the death of Emperor Theodosius I in 395 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Inc. ‘In…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002029118
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add MS 8255 : UNIVERSAL HISTORY, book 1, volume 3. From the time of Emperor Augustus to the death of Emperor Theodosius I in 395. Inc. ‘Se le…
Add MS 8256 : UNIVERSAL HISTORY, book 1, volume 4. From the death of Emperor Theodosius I in 395 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Inc.…
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- 032-002029118
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Italian - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1750
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
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Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford: Owned, bef. 1828.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford, politician and colonial administrator, 1766-1827,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034584770