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- Record Id:
- 040-002031747
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002031703
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000117.0x000376
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- Add MS 24478
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"CHAOS:" miscellaneous papers and notes relating to English biography, heraldry, topography, antiquities, etc., by Joseph Hunter. Among the contents are - 1. Biographical notices of literary men from Chaucer downwards, f 4.
2. Notices of reputed heretics of the xvith-xviiith centt., f. 111.
3. "On the personal nomenclature of England," f. 131.
4. "Armorial insignia as used in England; 1828," f. 157.
5. "An introduction to the knowledge of Engish heraldry; 1827," f. 186.
6. Essay "on Charters," f. 219.
7. Notes on various subjects, as "Thumb-stones," "Doomesday book," "Saxon Chronicle," "No-man's land," "Richarday of Cirencester," etc., ff. 248-267.
8. Abstract of Samuel Garbett's MS. "History of Wem" co. Salop, f. 268. Paper; xixth cent. Quarto.
includes:
- f. 4 Biography: Notices of literary men from Chaucer downwards, by J. Hunter: 19th cent.
- f. 111 England, Ecclesiastical History: Notices of reputed heretics of the 16th-17th centt., by J. Hunter: 19th cent.
- f. 131 Nomenclature: Essays on the personal nomenclature of England, by J. Hunter: 19th cent.
- f. 157 Heraldry: Armorial insignia as used in England, by J. Hunter: 19th cent.
- f. 186 Heraldry: Introduction to English heraldry, by J. Hunter: 19th cent.
- f. 219 Charters: Essay on, by J. Hunter: 19th cent.
- f. 268 Wem, Shropshire: Abstract of S. Garbett's history of, by J. Hunter: 19th cent.
- f. 268 Samuel Garbett: Abstract of his history of Wem: 19th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002031703
040-002031747 - Is part of:
- Add MS 24436-24630 : Manuscripts that comprise the "Collectanea Hunteriana," or genealogical, topographical, and literary collections of…
Add MS 24478 : "CHAOS:" miscellaneous papers and notes relating to English biography, heraldry, topography, antiquities, etc., by Joseph… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002031703[0039]/040-002031747
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 24436-24630
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Garbet, Samuel, clergyman and topographer, fl 1706-1751
Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122586127 - Places:
- Wem, Shropshire