Papers of Falconer Madan relating to hisNew bibliography of the Eikon Basilike of King Charles the First

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. c. 6659-60
  • Dates of Creation
    • mid. 17th-20th century
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 2 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Papers of Falconer Madan relating to his New bibliography of the Eikon Basilike of King Charles the First (Oxford & London: 1951) in two volumes. Contents arranged in 'Madan' (bibliography) item number order include:

  • letters, 1895-1961
  • cuttings, facsimiles and notes, with lists of contents by Madan.

Items found loose and not indexed by Madan include:

  • correspondence, 1950-61, arranged alphabetically
  • engravings and photographs of portraits of Charles I, 17th-20th century
  • facsimiles
  • cuttings and offprints, 1899-1961.

Administrative / Biographical History

Falconer Madan (1851-1935) was Bodley's Librarian, a palaeographer and bibliographer. Details are given in Who Was Who.

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.bodley.ox.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Given to the Library in 1999.

Note

Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

Related Material

See also collections by Falconer Madan (MSS. Eng. misc. d. 258-9); correspondence of Falconer Madan (MSS. Eng. lett. c. 516-18, d. 483); and papers of Falconer Madan relating to manuscripts of Vergil (MSS. Lat. class. d. 20, e. 23).