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Record Id:
032-003442791
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032-003442791
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Add MS 6736
Title:
Sketches, in pen and ink, of portions of Saxon and Norman architecture
Scope & Content:

In octavo, ff. 103, containing sketches by Mr. Kerrich, in pen and ink, of portions of Saxon and Norman architecture, viz. 1. A series of Saxon and Norman mouldings, from the churches of:

Okendon. f. 1. Lincoln. Ibid. Ely. ff. 2, 3, 5. Rochester. ff. 2, 4. Bury. ff. 2, 3. Castle Acre, county Norfolk. ff. 2, 4. Norwich. ff. 3, 4. Winchester. f. 4. Barnwell, county Cambridgeshire. f. 4. Hadiscoe, county Norfolk. Ibid. Binham, county Norfolk. Ibid. Burwell, county Cambridgeshire. Ibid. Tickencote, county Rutland. Ibid. Colchester. Ibid.

2. A series of Saxon and Norman ornaments, chiefly from the same sources, and from the churches of:

Finchingfield, county Essex. f. 6. Pidlington. Ibid. Canterbury. ff. 6, 10-12. Parma. ff. 6, 8. Modena. f. 6. Malmsbury. ff. 7, 8. Dunstable. f. 8. York Chapel. Ibid. Bristol. f. 9. Queenington, county Gloucestershire. Ibid.

3. Observations upon the architectural ornaments called the cheveron, or indentation. ff. 13-24.

4. Ground plans of the shafts of Norman pillars, from the churches of:

Wymondham. f. 25. Rochester. Ibid. Burnham Norton. Ibid. Burnham Overy. Ibid. Canterbury. Ibid. Parma. f. 26. Winchester. Ibid. Maplestread. Ibid. 5. Three plans of the abacus in simple pillars. f. 27. 6. A series of Norman shafts of pillars, from the churches of:Okendon. f. 28. Rising. Ibid. Norwich. Ibid. Lincoln. Ibid. Kirby Lane, Norfolk. Ibid. Finchingfield. ff. 29, 31. Burnham Norton. ff. 29, 30. Burnham Depedale. f. 29. Bristol. f. 31. Rising. Ibid. S. Weald. Ibid. Burton St. Mary. f. 32.

7. A series of sketches, chiefly illustrative of Saxon and Norman pillars, consisting of columns, capitals, and bases, from the churches of:

Earls Barton. f. 33. Burwell. f. 34. Bury. ff. 34, 35. Knitling. f. 34. Ely. ff. 34, 35, 37. Milton. f. 34. Attleburgh. Ibid. Barnwell. Ibid. Southwell, county Nottinghamshire. ff. 34, 35, 40. Castle Acre. Ibid.Bristol. ff. 34, 40. St. Benedict’s, Cambridge. f. 35.Ickleton. ff. 35, 39. Peterborough. ff. 36, 40. Lincoln. f. 37. St. Sepulchre’s, Cambridge. Ibid. Headingham Castle. ff. 37, 40. Burnham Depedale. ff. 38, 39, 42. Stoven. f. 38. Littlebury. f. 39. Norwich. f. 40. Finchingfield. Ibid. Downham. Ibid. Placentia. ff. 40, 41. Parma. f. 41. Stanton St. Michael’s. Ibid. St. Peter’s, Cambridge. Ibid. Birchanger. Ibid. Stuntney. Ibid. Hadescoe, county Norfolk. f. 42. Burnham Norton. Ibid.

8. Observations upon arches. ff. 44, 45.

9. Classification of the ornaments upon Norman arches. ff. 46, 47.

10. Specimen of Norman vaulting, from the nave of Chigny. f. 48.

11. A series of sketches of Saxon and Norman doors, windows and weatherings, chiefly from the same sources. ff. 50-60.

12. A series of sketches of ancient fonts in churches, chiefly from the Archæologia, Epex’s manuscripts, Lysons and Carter, with a brief classification prefixed. ff. 61-103. The names of the churches from which the specimens are taken are as follows:

Scottish fonts (Archæologia, vol. 2). f. 62. Bridekirk (ib., vol. 14). f. 63. Rotherfield Grays (ib., vol. 10). f. 64. Wimpole (ibid). f. 65. Bakewell (Carter). f. 66. Ancaster (Epex’s manuscript). f. 67. Puddington (Lysons). Ib. Neswick (Archæologia, vol. 10). Ib. Childrey (Lysons). f. 68. Shikeley (Archæologia, vol. 10). f. 69. Pidlington (Epex’s manuscript). f. 70. (Not named-Lysons). f. 71. St. Michael Dean (Lysons). f.72. Minster (Epex’s manuscript). f. 73. Doncaster. f. 74. Thornbury (Lysons). f. 75. (Not named-Lysons). f. 76. St. Michael’s Long Stanton (Lysons). f. 77. Great Shefford (Lysons). Ib. Shuntney (Lysons). f. 78. (Not named-Lysons). Ib. Shidham (Lysons). f. 79. Maid’s Norton (Lysons). f. 80. Aylesbury (Lysons). f. 81. Waddon (Archæologia, vol. 10). f. 82. Melbourn (Wilkins). f. 83. Ozleworth (Archæologia, vol. 10). f. 84. Hemsted (ibid). f. 85. Hayes (Lysons). f. 86. Great Wilbraham. f. 87. Henxton (Epex’s manuscript). f. 88. (Not named-Lysons). f. 89. Winchester (Carter). f. 90. Ifley (Archæologia, vol. 10). f. 91. East Meon (ibid). f. 92. Offham (ib., vol. 11). f. 93. Rumsey (ibid). f. 94. Burnham Norton. f. 95. Burnham Depedale. Ibid. Fincham (Archæologia, vol. 10). f. 96. Berkely (ibid). f. 97. Dakeington. f. 98. Sharnborne (Archæologia, vol. 10). f. 99. St. Peter’s, Cambridge (Lysons). f. 100. St. Nicholas, Leicester (Epex’s manuscript). f. 101. Bodmin (Lysons). f. 102. Leighton Busard (Lysons). f. 103.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 volume (103 folios)
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1700
End Date:
1899
Date Range:
[18th century-19th century]
Era:
CE
Access:
Available for research unless otherwise stated

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Physical Characteristics:
Octavo
Custodial History:
Add MS 6728 to Add MS 6776, inclusive, were bequeathed by Rev. Thomas Kerrich, Keeper of the Public Library, Cambridge, in 1828
Publications:
Archaeologia, or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, volume 2, (1773); volume 10 (1792)
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Notes:
This catalogue description has been transcribed from the original [18th-19th-century] handwritten Catalogue of Additional Manuscripts and may contain inaccuracies. The handwritten catalogue is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room.