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Alfred Fairbank: examples of 16C Cambridge italic hands

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9452

Scope and Contents

Photostats of italic hands from the following institutions and MSS: British Library Lansdowne 2-3, 7-8, 10-12, 15-21, 23-25, 27-28, 30, 34, 36, 39, 42, 45, 50, 54, 61-63, 69, 82, 87, 98, 104; Harleian 417, 6350, 6986; Cotton Faust. C III, VII, Vesp. F III, Calig. C III, Royal Appendix 87, Royal 16 C IX, Royal 18 A LXI, Add. MSS 19400, 35840; Public Record Office, SP 1/37, 42, 10/4, 6, 11/9, 12, 12/2, 6, 7, 10, 17, 19, 20, 22, 32, 35, 38, 40, 42-44, 46, 48-49, 67, 69/6, 71, 73-74, 77, 80, 83, 86, 92, 103, 108; CUL, Add. 40, Adv. d.4.4, UA Black parchment book, Junior Proctor's book; Corpus Christi Cambridge MSS 104, 106, 108, 114a-b, 119; St. John's Aa 1 51, 6 20, 74, H 18, L 3, Trinity R 14 2; Bodleian Rawl. D 1317, University College E 171. [1-13] letters, Fairbank to J.C.T. Oates (1958-63), [14] to Bruce Dickins (1962). JCTO notebook, 'Fairbank's Italica', lists of MSS copied and used in exhibition. Exhibition notices ('Roger Ascham', 'Sir John Cheke', 'Bartholomew Dodington') and labels in Jill Richardson's hand.

Dates

  • Creation: 1500-1600 (Mid-20C photostats of 16C documents)

Creator

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 collection

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Alfred Fairbank, circa 1958

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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