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Offley family commonplace book : manuscript
Creator
Title
Offley family commonplace book : manuscript.
Production
England, 17th century.
Physical Description
1 volume (circa 320 pages, including blanks) ; 36 cm
Language
English; Latin
Notes
Binding: full parchment.
In English and Latin.
Forms part of Papers relating to Norton Hall, South Yorkshire. For a full description of the collection, search by call number: OSB MSS 226.
Provenance
Purchased from Dean Cooke Rare Books on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2021.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Offley family were owners of Norton Hall, a country house and estate in the traditional county of Derbyshire, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1695-1759. Members of the Offley family included Middle Temple barristers Robert Offley (1634-1678) and his brother Joseph Offley (-1721).
Summary
Autograph manuscript commonplace book titled “Politica et historica,” in an unidentified 17th-century hand, possibly by Robert Offley (1634-1678), with undated entries in English and Latin, most relating to philosophy, politics, government, and religion, with extensive extracts from Machiavelli, Bacon, and other 16th-17th-century authors.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2021
References
Offley family commonplace book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Offley family commonplace book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Commonplace books - England - Derbyshire - 17th century.
Occupation
Lawyers England Derbyshire 17th century.
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