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Stowe MS 1048
- Record Id:
- 040-001953907
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001952775
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000534.0x00024a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Stowe MS 1048
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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COMMONPLACE-BOOK of miscellaneous historical, topographical, and antiquarian notes, in various hands, including:-(1) "Observations of Warwickshire," Berkshire, and Derbyshire. ff 1, C, 13;-(2) "Observations" out of (a) Will. Martin's History and Lives of the Kings of England, 1616. f. 14;-(b) Arthur Wilson's History of Great Britain; etc., 1653. f. 20;-(c) Geo. Sandys' Travels, etc., 1621. f. 22 b;-(d) Leland's Collectanea, ed. T. Hearne. f. 24. At the reverse end of the volume are;-(3) Topographical Notes on Great Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands. f. 78 b;-
(4) Extracts from Leland's Collectanea, vol. iii., commnencing with "Alfredi regis laudes," an English translation to which is added on the two preceding pages by R.K., in whose hand these extracts from Leland as well as those in Art. 2 (d) are written. f. 12 b. Paper; ff. 81. XVIIth cent. On f. 1 is the name of Gowin Knight, first Principal Librarian of the British Museum (ob. 1772), and on the inside of the cover is the note, "Ex dono Caroli Stanhope, filii unici Arthuri Stanhope, de East Stoake, in Com. Nott., armigeri, et collegii Mertonensis generosi Commensalis, Anno Dni 1667." Duodecimo.
Topography: Miscellaneous notes: 17th cent.
includes:
- f. 1 County of Warwick: Notes on: 17th cent.
- f. 1 Gowin Knight, d 1772 FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1756: Name inscribed: 17th cent.
- f. 6 County of Berkshire: Notes on: 17th, 18th centt.
- f. 13 County of Derby: Notes on: 17th cent.
- f. 78 b Channel Islands: Topographical notes on: 17th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Stowe Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001952775
036-001953870
040-001953907 - Is part of:
- Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 1016-1063 : CLASS XXIII.ANTIQUITIES, WITH COLLECTIONS ON ANTIQUARIAN AND KINDRED SUBJECTS, CATALOGUES AND EXTRACTS OF MSS, ETC.
Stowe MS 1048 : COMMONPLACE-BOOK of miscellaneous historical, topographical, and antiquarian notes, in various hands, including:-(1) "Observations… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001952775[0023]/036-001953870[0017]/040-001953907
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Stowe Ms 1-1085
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Custodial History:
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Charles Stanhope, son of Arthur S, of East Stoke, county Nottinghamshire: Owned: in 1667.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Knight, Gowin, FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1756, d 1772
Stanhope, Charles, son of Arthur S, of East Stoke, county Nottinghamshire - Places:
- Berkshire, England
Channel Islands, United Kingdom
Derbyshire, England
Warwickshire, England