French exercise book, c 1738 (f.24v reads "Andrews field Gentleman Robert Chambers No.114 granted 1738.")
Scope and Contents
Contains phrases in English, presumably for translation into French (the page titles are all in French.)
Dates
- Creation: c 1738 (f.24v reads "Andrews field Gentleman Robert Chambers No.114 granted 1738.")
Creator
- From the Fonds: Parker, George, 1697-1764 (2nd Earl of Macclesfield and astronomer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1
Conditions Governing Use
Very fragile: conservation assistance required.
Condition notes:
Do not open beyond 90 degrees.
Caution: thread remnants ff.12-14.
Ff.1-24: do not lift out any pages - open as if bound, keeping all pages together. Note: there are tears in spine folds, which should be stable if item kept at 90 degrees.
A small thread remnant was found on the inside of the paper cover. This has been placed in archival tissue paper, labelled and housed inside item after the last folio.
Extent
27 folio(s) (ff.27 [octavo] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
IV.3.6
Repository Details
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