Miscellaneous manuscripts collected by Massey, mainly historical (17th century) and literary (15th-17th century), including 24 Chester Mystery plays (1604).
Massey Manuscripts
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- ReferenceGB 161 MSS. Bodl. 72-3, 175, 221-2, 322-9, 492, 574, 576
- Dates of Creation15th-17th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish, Latin, and Italian.
- Physical Description16 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Richard Middleton Massey, MA, of Brasenose College (1678-1743; FSA 1718, FRS 1712), was at one time under-keeper of the Ashmolean Museum. After leaving the Museum he later went on to practice medicine.
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Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The manuscripts were given to the Library by Massey in 1710.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 27619-632.