Illustrated notebooks of William Gilpin, 'Remarks on Forests'
MSS. Eng. e. 3326-3329**
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Illustrated notebooks of William Gilpin, 'Remarks on Forests'
Shelfmark
MSS. Eng. e. 3326-3329**
Summary
Four illustrated notebooks of William Gilpin, 'Remarks on Forests', 1781
Associated place
New Forest (England : Forest)
Date
1781
Language
English
Physical extent
0.42 Linear metres
6 physical Shelfmarks
Custodial history
Armorial bookplates, 'William Gilpin', inside upper covers of all notebooks. Presentation inscription from William Gilpin to his nephew, William Gilpin of the Strand, London (MS. Eng. e. 3326, fol. 2). Inscribed, ' Kenneth McDow, Chicago, Ill. 1940' (MS. Eng. e. 3327, fol. 2). Inscribed, 'These two volumes were purchased from the William Randolph Hearst Collection' (MS. Eng. e. 3326, fol.2).
Acquisition
Bought, Christies, 4 June 2001, lot 24, with the aid of grants from Resource/V & A Purchase Grant Fund, the Friends of the National Libraries, and Bodley's American Friends.
Subject
England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
Forests and forestry -- England
Landscapes
18th century
Landscapes in literature
Nature (Aesthetics)
Picturesque, The, in literature
