Drawings of shells from which the figures in Dr. Lister's Historia Conchyliorum (Lond. 1685) were engraved
MS. Lister 9
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Drawings of shells from which the figures in Dr. Lister's Historia Conchyliorum (Lond. 1685) were engraved
Shelfmark
MS. Lister 9
Summary
Drawings of shells from which the figures in Dr. Lister's Historia Conchyliorum (Lond. 1685) were engraved, in all several hundreds, mounted on blue paper.
At fol. 108v is 'Original draughts by Mrs. Anne Lister' (cf. fol. 122v), but the printed edition states that some were by Susanna Lister, her daughter. They are finely done in India ink, a few tinted, and some with Latin descriptions by Dr. Lister.
Date
written in about 1680 in England, by A. and S. Lister
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
132 Leaves
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Collection contents
Drawings of shells from which the figures in Dr. Lister's Historia Conchyliorum (Lond. 1685) were engraved
