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William Butterfield notebook : manuscript
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Title
William Butterfield notebook : manuscript.
Production
Oxford, England, circa 1673-1723.
Physical Description
1 volume (circa 30 leaves)
Language
English; Latin
Notes
Inscription on the inside front cover: "Ratio accepti et expensi. William Butterfield. 1673".
Binding: contemporary full leather, blind tooled borders.
Text in English and Latin.
Provenance
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch (Bonham's sale, London, 2009 June 23, lot 62) on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2009.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
William Butterfield (1653-) was born in Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire, England. He was admitted to Lincoln College at the University of Oxford in 1671.
Summary
Autograph manuscript notebook containing: an autobiography of William Butterfield, covering events in his and his family's life; diary entries by Butterfield, covering events in his life from 1673 until circa 1723, including his life at Lincoln College, University of Oxford; lists of his possessions, including his and his father's books, and items he brought with him to college; expenses for goods and services; recipes; and news of national events. Also included are passages in English and Latin from Ovid and Lucretius Canus. The notebook is interleaved with a printed almanac: The Oxford Almanack for the Year of Our Lord God 1673 ... Printed at the Theater, MDCLXXIII [1673] (ESTC R28280, variant collation).
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 28, 2021
References
William Butterfield Notebook. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
William Butterfield Notebook. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Accounts - England - 17th century.
Accounts - England - 18th century.
Almanacs - England - Oxford - 17th century.
Autobiographies - England - 17th century.
Book catalogs - England - 17th century.
Book catalogs - England - 18th century.
Diaries - England - 17th century.
Diaries - England - 18th century.
Notebooks - England - 17th century.
Notebooks - England - 18th century.
Recipes - England - 17th century.
Recipes - England - 18th century.
Occupation
College students England Oxford 17th century.
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