The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
J. Walmisley ( - fl. 1701)
Minister: “VDM” verbi divini minister (Minister of the Divine Word) in Ralph Thoresby's annotation. Relationships: J. Walmisley was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
References in Documents:
Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
[*] A misquotation of John 1:5: "et lux in tenebris lucet et tenebrae eam non conprehenderunt.": "The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."
Octo: 29— 1701 J– Walmisley VDM.
Lucet In Tenebris
Excerpts from Ornithology (1876) related to Sir Thomas Browne's and the Tradescants' collections And Mr. Pictures of divers uncommon, and some undescribed both Land and
Water-fowl, communicated to us his Method of Birds, whereby we were in some
particulars informed, in many others confirmed, his judgment concurring with
ours in the divisions and Characteristic notes of the
ofRalph Johnson
nearBrignal
inGreta Bridge
a Person of singular skill inYorkshire ,
Zoology,especially the
Historyof
Birds,who besides the Descriptions and
Genera.