Manuscripts of James P.R. Lyell

Collection Level Description: Manuscripts of James P.R. Lyell

Reference: MSS. Ch. For. 112, 114-5; Lyell 1-100; Lyell empt. 1-65; Top. Oxon e. 772
Title: Manuscripts of James P.R. Lyell
Dates of Creation: 11th-20th cent.
Extent: 169 shelfmarks

Language of Material: Latin, French, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic

Administrative/Biographical History

James Patrick Ronaldson Lyell (1871-1948) was a collector of printed books and manuscripts.

Scope and Content

Manuscripts, mainly medieval, collected by Lyell, arranged in the following categories:

British Isles
France
Germany and Austria
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Greek
Hebrew
Arabic
Lyell empt.

Administrative Information

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The manuscripts were bequeathed to the Library by Lyell in 1948.

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

A.C. de la Mare, Catalogue ... of Medieval Manuscripts Bequeathed ... by James P.R. Lyell (Oxford, 1971)

For a more detailed description of the medieval manuscripts see http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/medieval/lyell/lyell.html.

Related Units of Description

See also Papers of James Patrick Ronaldson Lyell (MSS. Eng. c. 3203-12, d. 2412-5, e. 2776-80).

Access Points

Manuscripts, Medieval

Lyell | James Patrick Ronaldson | 1871-1948

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09 June 2011