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Add MS 6895
- Record Id:
- 032-002339509
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002339509
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000094.0x00005f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 6895
- Title:
- Butterfly and Moth Paintings by Elizabeth Dennis Denyer ('Drawings of Lepidopterous Insects')
- Scope & Content:
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Book of butterfly and moth paintings by Elizabeth Dennis Denyer (1765/6-1824), based on specimens collected mostly in the environs of London and housed in the collection of William Jones of Chelsea (1745-1818).
The paintings are preceded by notes and an index (ff. 1r-7r) that lists the specimens by their Latin and English names, their food as caterpillars, the frequency of breeding (number of broods per year), how they pass the winter, time of year they fly (appear on the wing), and their haunts in the winged state.
The manuscript contains representations of 88 specimens, each shown with the wings open and closed; and one representation of the artist's parents. The butterflies (all then considered to belong to the genus Papilio) are listed as:
f. 8r, Machaon and Podalirius.
f. 9r, Crataegi and Brassicae.
f. 10r, Rapae.
f. 11r, Napi.
f. 12r, Cardamines.
f. 13r, Sinapis and Daplidice.
f. 14r, Rhamni.
f. 15r, Electra.
f. 16r, Hyale and 'A variety'.
f. 17r, Hyperantus and Hero.
f. 18r, Polychlorus [Polychloros]and Urticae.
f. 19r, C Album [C-Album] and Hippothoe.
f. 20r, Atalanta and Antiopa.
f. 21r, Paphia.
f. 22r, Adippe and Aglaia [Aglaja].
f. 23r, Lathonia and Cinxia.
f. 24r, Euphrosyne and Euphrasia.
f. 25r, Camilla and Lucina.
f. 26r, Small Pearl Border Fritillary and Greasy Fritillary.
f. 27r, Io and Cardui.
f. 28r, Semele.
f. 29r, Megaera [Megera].
f. 30r, Galathea.
f. 31r, Aegeria and Pamphilus.
f. 32r, Pilosellae.
f. 33r, Ianira [Janira].
f. 34r, Iris.
f. 35r, Betulae.
f. 36r, Quaercus [Quercus].
f. 37r, Pruni and Paniscus.
f. 38r, Rubi.
f. 39r, Corydon.
f. 40r, Arion.
f. 41r, Argiolus.
f. 42r, Common Blue Argus.
f. 43r, Argus.
f. 44r, Adonis.
f. 45r, Idas and Alsus.
f. 46r, Sylvanus.
f. 47r, Comma.
f. 48r, Linea.
f. 49r, Lavaterae [Lavatherae] and Malvae.
f. 50r, Virgauriae and Phlaeas.
f. 51r, Tages and Artaxerxes.
f. 52r, One unlabelled specimen.
f. 53r, One unlabelled specimen.
f. 54r, A vignette depicting John Denyer and Martha Denyer (parents of the artist) in profile and in silhouette. The representation was made on a separate piece of paper and mounted on the page.
The moths are listed as:
f. 55r, Sphinx Ligustri and Sphinx Ocilata [Ocellata].
f. 56r, Sphinx Atropos and Sphinx Populi.
f. 57r, Sphinx Convoluli and Sphinx Apiformis and Sphinx Fuciformis.
f. 58r, Sphinx Tiliae and Sphinx Stellatarum.
f. 59r, Sphinx Euphorbiae and Sphinx Elpenor.
f. 60r, Noctua Sponsa and Noctua Fraxina.
f. 61r, Bombyx Pavonia.
f. 62r, Bombyx Potatona [Potatoria].
f. 63r, Bombyx Quercus.
f. 64r, Bombyx Monacha and Bombyx Tremula.
f. 65r, Bombyx Villica and Noctua Dominula.
f. 66r, Bombyx Vinula and Bombyx Caia [Caja].
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002339509
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002339509
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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66 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_6895 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- 1800
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Paper codex.
Dimensions: 290 x 240 mm [image and text space: 230 x 190 mm].
Foliation: iii + 66 [+ 6 unfoliated pages] + iii.
Binding: Modern leather with gold tooling.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: England (Chelsea, Middlesex).
Eliza Dennis Denyer (c.1765-1824): produced by her in 1800 according to notes (ff.1r and 2r).
Bequeathed by Denyer to the British Museum in 1824.
- Information About Copies:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)