The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Four Quartz Crystals [ARK00051]

Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)
Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Four specimens of quartz crystal from same area and period as CANCA-B/27i. "Severall rude peices of mountain chrystall, as they grow sexangular always amongst the Alps"; bought by Bargrave from a street vendor in Italy.] (undated)