Stukeley, William (1687-1765)

  • Stukeley, William, 1687-1765
Date:
1739
Reference:
MS.4724
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Antediluviana. Palaeographia sacra or Discourses on monuments of Antiquity that relate to sacred history. No. II. Or Heroologia sacra patriarchalis. Author's holograph MS., with his original drawings, etc. The illustrations are pasted in, and are drawn in pencil, some are folding and each bears Stukeley's signature. There are a few inserted engravings of classical subjects. Pasted in the back cover is the emblazoned arms of Stukeley and Gale in water-colours. Inside the upper cover armorial book-plate of William Stukeley M.D., and his signature dated 1739. Produced in Stamford.

Publication/Creation

1739

Physical description

1 volume 94 ll. 4to. 231/2 × 21. Original quarter-vellum binding.

Acquisition note

Purchased 1928.

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

Location of duplicates

9 illustrations photographed (no further details as to which specifically), held at L0033482-L0033490

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Accession number

  • 48846