Commonplace book, June-July 1701, of Thomas Ruddiman., 1701.
Scope and Contents
The commonplace book is labelled ‘RG’.
The manuscript contains excerpts from classical authors, philosophers, historians, and grammarians, with at the end a fragment (foliated 6) of Έρωτýματα on Greek grammar (folio 99), a list of French irregular verbs (folio 100), and the beginning of excerpts from 'De veritate inquirenda' by Malebranche dated 9 December, 1700 (folio 102).
Dates
- Creation: 1701.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
105 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Multiple languages
Arrangement
iii + 102 folios.
Custodial History
Thomas Ruddiman's book-plate is on the inside top cover, and his pressmark Bb.1.17 on folio i (cf. the catalogue of his books, MS.766, page 26); the latter is deleted, as is ‘⊕13’, and 'Shelf 2.1' is added by another hand.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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