Translation by Sir James Douie of parts of Vespasiano da Bisticci, Vite de uomini illustri del secolo XV, ed. Lodovico Frati (Bologna, 1892-3), with related papers.
Translations by Sir James Douie
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. misc. d. 687-98
- Dates of Creation
- Late 19th-early 20th century
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 12 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir James McCrone Douie (1854-1935) was a colonial administrator. Details are given in Who Was Who.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The papers were given to the Library by Sir James Douie's daughter in 1967.
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. 45485-96.