Papers of Edward Bensly, mainly relating to the identification of quotations used by 17th- and 18th-century authors, including Robert Burton, Jeremy Taylor and William Drummond of Hawthornden.
Papers of Edward Bensly
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- ReferenceGB 161 MSS. Eng. misc. c. 724-5, d. 1103, e. 1135, f. 642-3, g. 212-13
- Dates of Creation1882-1936
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description8 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Edward Bensly (1863-1939) was an English scholar. Details are given in Who Was Who.
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Acquisition Information
The papers were given to the Library, ca. 1940.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 44742-9.