John Aubrey's 'Monumenta Britannica'
MSS. Top. gen. c. 24-25 (formerly MSS. Aubrey 14-15)
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
John Aubrey's 'Monumenta Britannica'
Shelfmark
MSS. Top. gen. c. 24-25 (formerly MSS. Aubrey 14-15)
Summary
'Monumenta Britannica' by John Aubrey, in four parts, chiefly written in about 1665-1693.
Date
1665-1693
Language
English
Physical extent
0.22 Linear metres
2 boxes
Custodial history
At Aubrey's death in 1697 these manuscripts were in the possession of Awnsham Churchill, a London bookseller, and in 1755 and 1780 owned by a nephew of the same names, and in 1817 by William Churchill a son of the last-named, from whom they passed to a cousin, Col. Sir Charles Greville.
Acquisition
Greville sold the manuscripts to the Bodleian for £50 in 1836.
Subject
Antiquarians
Antiquities
17th century
