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Add MS 5026
- Record Id:
- 032-003936365
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003936365
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100123146271.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5026
- Title:
-
Nature prints of various plant leaves
- Scope & Content:
- One roll with nature prints obtained from various sorts of leaves. Some leaves were covered in green ink, others with black ink and then impressed on paper to produce nature prints. The roll is made up of 14 sheets laid down on canvas.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
Sloane Collection - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003936365", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 5026: Nature prints of various plant leaves" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003936365
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003936365
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 box (1 roll)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 330 x 5520 mm.
Material: paper laid down on canvas.
Medium: ink, black chalk, watercolour.
- Custodial History:
- The manuscripts of Sir Hans Sloane were purchased at his death from his executors by the Act of Parliament which established the British Museum in 1753.
- Former External References:
- Sloane MS 3242
- Source of Acquisition:
- The Sloane Manuscripts were held by the British Museum Department of Manuscripts until 1973 after which they were transferred to the British Library.
- Finding Aids:
- Catalogue of Additional Manuscripts, vol. 20 (1831), available in the Manuscripts Reading Room, where the volume is described as: 'A Roll more than 10 ft long by one in width, containing colored drawings or impressions of various sorts of leaves of plants. (Originally MS. Sloane, 3242.)'.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Sloane, Hans, Baronet, physician and collector, 1660-1753,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000123196729,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/77959