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- 040-002109717
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- 032-002109547
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000394.0x0001d2
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- Add MS 4252
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COLLECTION BY BIRCH AND PATRICK FORBES OF CATA- LOGUES OF BOOKS AND MSS, viz.: (1) Catalogue in Birch's autograph, perhaps of his own books, arranged in sizes, etc., under heads: viz.:- (a) Biography, ff. 1-4, 149, 153;- (b) Letters, ff. 5-14;- (c) Poets, ff. 15-22;- (d) Law, ff. 13-25;- (e) Politics, ff. 26-27;- (f) Itineraries, ff. 28-32;- (g) Antiquities and numismatics, ff. 34-35;- (h) Romances and Novels, ff. 36-37;- (i) Miscellaneous, ff. 38-52, 156;- (j) 'Political Newspapers', f. 53;- (k) Manuscripts, ff. 54-56, 158. Most of these are now in the present collection;- (l) Theology, ff. 57- (m) History, ff. 81-116;- (n) Greek and Latin classics, ff. 117-121;- (o) Philosophy and Mathematics, ff. 122-126;- (p) Arts and Sciences, f. 127;- (q) Medicine and Anatomy, ff. 129-133;- (r) Geography, f. 134;- (s) Dictionaries, Grammars and philology, ff. 136- 142;- (t) Catalogues, etc., ff. 143-148.
(2) Note of 'Translators of Ld. Bacon's Works', and notes on Bacon; 18th cent. ff. 160b-166.
(3) Two catalogues in the autograph of Patrick Forbes, arranged under the two heads, 'Mathematici' and 'Medici' many of the same works appearing in both catalogues. ff. 168, 189, 190-204. Paper; ff. 205. Quarto. XVIII cent.
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- ff. 1-148 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Catalogue of his (?) library by: 18th cent.: Autogr.
- ff. 1-159 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books and MSS. of T. Birch: 18th cent.
- ff. 78-93 John Dryden, poet and dramatist: Notes on his biography in 'Biographia Britannica': 18th cent.
- ff. 160b-166 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
- ff. 168-204 Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Catalogues of books: 18th cent.: Autogr.
- ff. 168-204 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Catalogues by P. Forbes of mathematical and medical books: 18th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002109547
040-002109717 - Is part of:
- Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4252 : COLLECTION BY BIRCH AND PATRICK FORBES OF CATA- LOGUES OF BOOKS AND MSS, viz.: (1) Catalogue in Birch's autograph, perhaps of his… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002109547[0092]/040-002109717
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Albans,, Lord Chancellor, politician and philosopher, 1561-1626
Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Dryden, John, poet and dramatist, 1631-1700
Forbes, Patrick, historian and physician, d 1743