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- [1580] (Creation)
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1 volume containing 86 leaves
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Biographical history
This manuscript is a translation of a Dutch book Het thresoor oft schat van alle specien printed by William of Paris at Antwerp in 1580.
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Bought by Herbert Somerton Foxwell at the Sotheby's sale of the library of Richard How of Apsley Guise, Bedfordshire, 3 March 1890.
GB 0096 MS 16 [1580] Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 86 leaves Unknown
This manuscript is a translation of a Dutch book Het thresoor oft schat van alle specien printed by William of Paris at Antwerp in 1580.
Bought by Herbert Somerton Foxwell at the Sotheby's sale of the library of Richard How of Apsley Guise, Bedfordshire, 3 March 1890.
Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, initially collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.
Manuscript volume, [1580], containing instruction for all (Dutch) Exchangers for the alteration of coinage books and manuals following a proclamation that the fortieth part of all golden moneys is to be reserved for their salaries. The manuscript gives translations of the mottoes on various coins in place of the engravings of the coins found in the printed book.
Single item.
Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
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.
English
Oblong manuscript octavo. Bound in dark blue morocco, with panelled sides.
Collection level description.
A copy of Het thresoor oft schat van alle specien (William of Paris, Antwerp, 1580), the original printed book from which the manuscript copy was made, may be found in the Goldsmith's Library (Ref: 212).
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, initially collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.
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Scope and content
Manuscript volume, [1580], containing instruction for all (Dutch) Exchangers for the alteration of coinage books and manuals following a proclamation that the fortieth part of all golden moneys is to be reserved for their salaries. The manuscript gives translations of the mottoes on various coins in place of the engravings of the coins found in the printed book.
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Single item.
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Conditions governing access
Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction
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.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
A copy of Het thresoor oft schat van alle specien (William of Paris, Antwerp, 1580), the original printed book from which the manuscript copy was made, may be found in the Goldsmith's Library (Ref: 212).
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- Arts » Works of art » Antiquities
- Arts
- Chemical elements
- Finance
- Finance » Financial policy
- Finance » Financial resources
- Metals » Precious metals » Gold
- Metals
- Finance » Financial policy » Monetary policy
- Finance » Financial resources » Money
- Metals » Precious metals
- Arts » Works of art
- Chemicals
- Cultural heritage » Cultural property » Movable cultural property
- Cultural heritage » Cultural property
- Cultural heritage
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ISAD(G) 2nd edition, and NCA rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names (1997).
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- English