Minute book, 1696 - 1749
File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/Pr.V.1-1x
Scope and Contents
These are the records of the first meetings of the Curators of the Press, with accounts. Tipped in between pp.4 and 5 is 'The designe of the Press by Dr Bentley' (Pr.V.1x), being Richard Bentley's original proposals for the constitution of the Press as a University publishing house.
Dates
- Creation: 1696 - 1749
Creator
- From the Management Group: University of Cambridge (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.
Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pr.V.1x was purchased from Hofmann and Freeman, 28 March 1975.
Bibliography
For background information on Pr.V.1x, see D. F. McKenzie, 'Richard Bentley's design for the Cambridge University Press, c. 1696' Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, 6 (1976) 322-7
Finding aid date
2001-12-19 17:58:20+00:00
Repository Details
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