'Old Oxford', an extensive collection of notes and extracts chiefly from printed sources relating to the history, topography and old buildings of the city of Oxford: D

Title

'Old Oxford', an extensive collection of notes and extracts chiefly from printed sources relating to the history, topography and old buildings of the city of Oxford: D

Shelfmark

MS. Top. Oxon c. 189

Summary

'Old Oxford', an extensive collection of notes and extracts chiefly from printed sources relating to the history, topography and old buildings of the city of Oxford, the whole compiled by Mr. Herbert Hurst. To each volume is prefixed an index to its contents and a list of the principal items contained in it: MS. Top. Oxon c. 191 is a general index to the whole. The longer articles in each volume are here given:

Abstract of Bodleian MS. no. 11755 (p. 1)

Extracts from Merton college lease-books (p. 73)

Papers on Pembroke college by the rev. D. Macleane, read Nov. 5, 1897 (p. 100b), and by the writer on the frescoes in Old Headington church, Feb. 25, 1889 (p. 121), and on Oxford Castle, Nov. 3, 1899 (p. 204) and Aug. 5, 1898 (p. 291)

Extracts from Dr. C. L. Shadwell's privately printed Oriel College Catalogue of Muniments (p. 243)

Correspondence on the place-name Oxford as published in Notes and Queries, 1899 (p. 447)

Notes by the writer on archaeological discoveries made in Oxford in 1897-1900 occur at pp. 71, 80, 99, 105, 190, and sketches at pp. 306, 308

The volume contains in addition two printed pamphlets and numerous press-cuttings (pp. 109, 227, 309)

Date

Written in 1887-1900 by H. Hurst

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

607 pages