A manuscript Bible containing both Old and New Testaments copied out in shorthand, 1846-50. Included is a treatise on the system of shorthand used and a watercolour portrait of Thomas Bourne.
Bourne, Thomas
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS 416
- Dates of Creation
- 1846-1850
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
No information was available at the time of compilation.
Access Information
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Archivist's Note
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Custodial History
Presented by Dr. P. Dunsheath, Chairman of Convocation, 1955, the great-nephew of Thomas Bourne and with an inscription by him on one of the preliminary blank leaves.