John Brand's own copy of his Observations on popular antiquities (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1777), interleaved with many additional notes and extracts. Many of the additions were incorporated in the 1813 edition by Sir Henry Ellis.
John Brand's copy of Observations on popular antiquities (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1777)
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- Dates of Creation1777
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
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Administrative / Biographical History
John Brand (1744-1806) was an antiquary and historian. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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Acquisition Information
The volumes were bought from George Sexton of Brighton in 1941.
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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. 45760-1.