'An Interpretation of Villare Anglicanum'
MS. Aubrey 5
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
'An Interpretation of Villare Anglicanum'
Shelfmark
MS. Aubrey 5
Summary
'An Interpretation of Villare Anglicanum' (an old list of places in England) by John Aubrey, an incomplete work consisting of a preface and a list of place-names with occasional notes of their meaning. Meredith Lloyd, a chemist, supplied a list of Welsh words in 1675 (fol. 4) and Edward Lhuyd a Welsh glossary in 1689 (fol. 6).
At fols. 96, 107 are printed lists forming a 'Villare Scoticum' and 'Villare Hibernicum'. There are also a letter from Aubrey to E. Lhuyd, Apr. 21, 1691 (fol. 2), Aubrey's epitaph written by himself (fol. 122), and an autograph list of his works, Nov. 18, 1692 (fol. 123v).
Date
Written in about 1670-1690 by John Aubrey
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
129 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (58)
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Collection contents
'An Interpretation of Villare Anglicanum'
