The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Rawlinson D 912
Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford
Date:late 17th or early 18th c Collector of manuscriptAnthony à Wood (1632-1695) Documents in Manuscript: [A panegyric of Ashmole], 672-3(Literary)Catalogus Rariorum in schola Anatomica Oxoniensi, 201-201v(Catalogue)
[Confession of Hester Tradescant], 668(Catalogue)
Propositions sent to my Lord Bishop of Oxford by Mr. Walker , 670-2(to be determined)
[The university’s letter of thanks to Ashmole], 664(Letter)
[Untitled list of items in the Anatomy School of Oxford], f. 203-5(Catalogue)
Annotation:A bound collection of miscellaneous documents of various sizes (up to 32.5cm x 23cm), pertaining to the university and the colleges, including some student exercises and documents related to the business and activities of the colleges, some records of monuments and inscriptions, letters, orations, etc. 691ff in total. With handwritten notes by Anthony à Wood.