Contemporary copies of letters in French concerning the attempts of the Dutch to persuade J. J. Scaliger to accept the chair of history at the University of Leiden
MS. Bywater 62
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Contemporary copies of letters in French concerning the attempts of the Dutch to persuade J. J. Scaliger to accept the chair of history at the University of Leiden
Shelfmark
MS. Bywater 62
Summary
(fols. 7-16 are blank
Contemporary copies of letters in French concerning the attempts of the Dutch to persuade J. J. Scaliger to accept the chair of history at the University of Leiden, comprising: (fols. 4, 5) two letters to Scaliger from Henry IV of France, 1591, 1592; (fol. 6) a letter from the Estates of Holland and West Friesland to one of Henry IV's councillors, 1592.
Date
1591-1592
Language
French
Physical extent
16 Leaves
Acquisition
Bought by Pattison, E. J. Brill & F. Muller (Leiden), 26 Jan. 1874 (J. T. Bodel Nijenhuis sale), lot 3233.
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Collection contents
Manuscripts and Papers of Ingram Bywater
Manuscripts owned by Mark Pattison
Contemporary copies of letters in French concerning the attempts of the Dutch to persuade J. J. Scaliger to accept the chair of history at the University of Leiden
