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Bristol writing master's book, 1721

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9837

Scope and Contents

Writing and arithmetic, title page decorated with figures of branches of mathematics. It is inscribed ‘Rachell Tapper her book Anno Domini 1721’. Rachell, perhaps his daughter, has filled the book with calligraphic examples of short aphorisms, arranged alphabetically, starting with ‘Abstinence maintaineth health voluptuously’. On the back cover Rachell has written some questions about a young Quaker woman’s rights and duties concerning proposals of marriage, dated ’13 die Aprilis 1725’.

Dates

  • Creation: 1721

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 collection

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased by Head of Special Collections from Quaritch and transferred to MSS, 2009

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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