Line by line transcript of the diary of John Evelyn, 1620-1706, made by Miss E.G. Parker and E.S. de Beer for de Beer's edition of the diary (6 vols., Oxford, 1955).
Transcript of the Diary of John Evelyn
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. misc. c. 335-7
- Dates of Creation
- 20th century (transcript of 17th- and 18th-century originals)
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 3 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Evelyn (1620-1706) was a diarist, traveller, numismatist, antiquary and gardener. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The transcript was given to the Library by E.S. de Beer in 1956.
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. 43782-4.