Copies of Poems in the Hand of Francis Crease

Collection Level Description: Calligraphic Copies of Poems by Horace, Lucretius, Catullus and Others by Francis Crease

Reference: MSS. Lat. class. b. 4-5
Title: Calligraphic Copies of Poems by Horace, Lucretius, Catullus and Others by Francis Crease
Dates of Creation: 1917-18
Extent: 2 shelfmarks
Name of Creator: Francis Crease

Language of Material: Latin

Administrative/Biographical History

Francis Crease (fl. 1917-18) was a calligrapher.

Scope and Content

Calligraphic copies of poems by Horace, Lucretius, Catullus and others by Francis Crease.

Administrative Information

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given to the Library by the executors of Sir John Beazley in 1970.

Access Conditions

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

Further Information

Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 47791-2.

Access Points

Calligraphy

Carus | Titus Lucretius | c 97-55 BC | Roman philosopher and poet known as Lucretius

Catallus | Gaius Valerius | c 84-54 BC | Roman poet

Crease | Francis | fl 1917-1918 | calligrapher

Flaccus | Quintus Horatius | c 65-8 BC | Roman poet known as Horace

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