Album of botanical specimens
MS. WHF Talbot 158
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Album of botanical specimens
Shelfmark
MS. WHF Talbot 158
Summary
Bound album of botanical specimens in brown suede boards with decorative gilt containing 62 loose and mounted specimens, with captions from 1805 to 1814. The first page contains a sample of ' Geranium Robertianum, Barming, 1805'. This volume obviously saw several uses over several generations at Lacock Abbey, starting at back end with an ink inscription 'May 4th 1796'. Numerous manuscript pages are roughly cut out, leaving traces of handwriting, and there are more modern lists in the middle pages, referring to cheques and refrigerators. About one-fifth filled.
Date
1796-1814
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Archive of William Henry Fox Talbot and the Talbot family
Unattributed correspondence and papers
Albums of botanical specimens
Album of botanical specimens
