Key Information
Reference code
K/PP119/4/12
Title
Volume of manuscript copy extracts from ancient and contemporary sources, [1800-1838]
Date(s)
- [1800 - 1838] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Manuscript volume entitled 'Collectanea ad historiam ingenii human spectantia', a collection of excerpts and commonplaces derived from a large variety of ancient and modern reference sources including the writings of Tacitus and Charles de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu, covering topics as diverse as the kings of England, the history of medieval Germany, Spanish drama and modern developments in agriculture. 1 volume
General Information
Name of creator
([1770]-1838)