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 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8451

Scope and Contents

Book of various passages in English and Latin, sorted alphabetically with indexes of subjects and authors at the beginning. Quoted authors include Bacon, Boyle, Browne, Burton, Charleton, Davenant, Descartes, Fuller, Glanvill, Hobbes, Howell and Montaingne. Pages numbered to 229, followed by blank pages.

Dates

  • Creation: 1687 (Circa)

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume, paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

From the library of Sir Geoffrey L. Keynes, 1982

Existence and Location of Copies

Microfilm available

Bibliography

No. 19 in Sir Geoffrey Keynes, Bibliotheca bibliographici (London, 1964)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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