John Evelyn - 1686-12-16

John Evelyn, 1686/12/16

John Evelyn - 1686-12-16

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	16587
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	John Evelyn
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	William Courten
Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year .	December 16, 1686
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Collection
LiteratureReference to literature.	De Beer 1955, vol. 4, pp. 531-21, Burnett 2020b, p. 758, 7722
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ

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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I carried the Countesse of Sunderland to see the rarities of one Mr. Charlton in the Middle Temple, who shewed us such a Collection of Miniatures, Drawings, Shells, Insects, Medailes, & natural things, Animals whereoff divers were kept in glasses of Sp: of wine, I think an hundred, besids, Minerals, precious stones, vessels, & curiosities in Amber, Achat, chrystal &c: as I had never in all my Travels abroad seene either of private Gent: or Princes exceede it; all being very perfect & rare of their kind, espec<i>aly his booke of Birds, Fish: flowers, shells &c drawn and minatured to the life. He told us that one book stood him in £300; it was painted by that excellent workman, whom the late Gastion, Duke of Orleans, emploied: This Gent:’s whole collection (gathered by himselfe travelling most parts of Europe) is estimated at 8000 pounds: He seem’d a Modest and obliging person:' (De Beer 1955, vol. 4, pp. 531-2; Burnett 2020b, p. 758)

References

^ de Beer, Esmond Samuel (ed.) (1955), The Diary of John Evelyn, 6 vols., Oxford.
^ 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.