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Add MS 4478 A
- Record Id:
- 040-002109973
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002109547
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000394.0x0002b1
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 4478 A
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CATALOGUE OF BIRCH'S MSS.
Catalogue of Birch's MSS. bequeathed by him in 1766 to the British Museum, compiled by the Rev. Westley Hall in 1771, by order of the Trustees. It is preceded by an account of the bequest, etc., in the hand of Sir Frederic Madden (ff. i, iii); and four leaves (ff. iv-vii) in the hand of Matthew Maty, Birch's executor, described as 'From the Original Catalogue of Dr. Birch' [i.e. Add. MS. 39826], being the titles of some of the principal MSS. arranged according to sizes, against each of which is written 'marked and delivered'. Paper; ff. vii+ 66. Folio. A.D. 1771.
British Museum: Catalogue of MSS. bequeathed to in 1766 by T. Birch: 1771.
Reverend Westley Hall: Catalogue of MSS. bequeathed by T. Birch to the British Museum in 1766: 1771.
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Catalogue of the collections bequeathed by him to the British Museum: 1771.
includes:
- ff. 67-103b Conyers Middleton, DD: Extracts from his correspondence: 1726-1749.
- ff. i, iii Sir Frederic Madden, KH; Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Account of T. Birch's bequest, in 1766, of printed books and manuscripts to the British Museum: 1853.
- ff. iv-vii Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: List of some of T. Birch's MSS. by: circ. 1771.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002109547
040-002109973 - 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 4478 A : CATALOGUE OF BIRCH'S MSS. Catalogue of Birch's MSS. bequeathed by him in 1766 to the British Museum, compiled by the Rev.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002109547[0194]/040-002109973
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 4101-4478
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1771
- End Date:
- 1771
- Date Range:
- 1771
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Catalogues of Libraries, etc: MSS. bequeathed by T. Birch in 1766 to the British Museum: 1771.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
British Museum, 1753-
Hall, Westley, Reverend
Madden, Frederic, Knight, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum, 1801-1873
Maty, Matthew, Dr Principal Librarian British Museum
Middleton, Conyers, DD; of Add MS 4250