Papers of Neil R. Ker relating to sales of manuscripts, mainly comprising notes from sale catalogues
MS. 21050/56
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Papers of Neil R. Ker relating to sales of manuscripts, mainly comprising notes from sale catalogues
Shelfmark
MS. 21050/56
Summary
Comprises:
Folder 1: annotated typescript, 'Manuscripts of English origin or provenance in booksellers' catalogues', with some buyers' names
Folder 2: notes from sale catalogues, relating to
Barnard, Catalogue 17, 1909; Catalogue 68, n.d.
Christie's, 1967
Halliday, 1927
Hodgson, 20-21 Jul 1944 (Castle Howard sale), 1951, 1957
Hodson, 1906
Kerslake, n.d.
Maggs Bros., 1909, 1928, 1930, 1942-1944
Martini, 1913, 1915, 1917-1918, 1920-1922
Sotheby's, 1840, 1861, 1902, 1906, 1910, 1914, 1924, 1927, 1941, 1943-1966
Davies Cooke (Gwysaney) manuscripts, 1959
Thomas, 1960-1963
Folder 3: notes from sale catalogues, arranged in alphabetical order of owner, relating to
Bateman, 1893
Belham, 1930
Colby Hall, 1850
Dunn, 1913
Ingilby, 1920
Jackson, 1794
Johnson, 1898
Mostyn, 1920
Thompson, 1845
Weaver, 1898
Wilson, 1910
Folder 4: papers relating to Phillipps manuscripts, comprising
register of Phillipps manuscripts updated to at least 1977, containing a note: 'My Phillipps numbers are those of the copy in Bodley'
notes on Phillipps manuscripts seen by Ker on 29 Dec 1949 and 5 Jun 1961, and other Phillipps manuscripts
notes from sale catalogues 1893-1913 containing Phillipps manuscripts
Date
1944-1977 and n.d. [c.1960-1977]
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (4 folders)
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Collection contents
Papers of Neil R. Ker, Reader in Palaeography, Oxford University
Papers relating to research and publications
Papers of Neil R. Ker relating to sales of manuscripts, mainly comprising notes from sale catalogues
