Five manuscripts of George Grote chiefly relating to Greek philosophy.
Grote Manuscripts
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Add. C. 201-2, C. 207-8, D. 85
- Dates of Creation
- 1815-70
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English, Ancient Greek (to 1453), and Latin.
- Physical Description
- 5 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
George Grote (1794-1871) was an MP and historian. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
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 presented to the Library by Grote's widow in 1873 and 1875.
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. 29065-9.