John Barkham, Lambeth, 1638
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15470
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| TitleTitel of the book.
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Catalogue of Archbishop Laud's Collection of Coins
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| InstitutionName of Institution.
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London, Lambeth Palace Library
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| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
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Lambeth 51° 29' 42.76" N, 0° 6' 58.81" W
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| InventoryInventory number.
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MS 225
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| AuthorAuthor of the document.
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John Barkham
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| CollectorCollector.
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William Laud
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| Catalogue dateDate when the catalogue was issued: day - month - year .
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1638
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| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence
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Latin
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| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
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William Laud
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| LiteratureReference to literature.
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Burnett 2020b, pp. 412-191
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| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ
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https://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=MSS%2f225&pos=1
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| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ
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Oxford , Bodleian Library , University Collection , Roman , Greek , Jewish , Saxon , English
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A catalogue of the collection of coins and medals of Archbishop William Laud, in the hand of John Barkham (1572?-1642), Dean of Bocking. Entitled (f. iv verso) 'Elenchus Numismatum Quinque Arculis comprehensorum'. Laud is not named in the manuscript.
The coins are arranged in five cabinets containing: Greek and a few Jewish coins; Roman family coins; Roman imperial coins to Constantine I; late Roman imperial and Byzantine coins and foreign medals; British, Roman imperial, Saxon, and English coins and medals. The latest of the English medals has the date 22 May 1638 (f. 81v)
The collection was formed by Barkham and given by him to Laud who presented it to Oxford University in 1636 and made subsequent additions to 1639.
References
- ^ Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.
