Beaupré Bell - Samuel Pegge - 1742-8-12
Beaupré Bell
Beaupré Bell - Samuel Pegge - 1742-8-12
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 1598 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | Oxford, Bodleian Library |
| InventoryInventory number. | MS Eng. letters d. 45, f° 139-142 |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | Beaupré Bell |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | Samuel Pegge |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | August 12, 1742 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | Joseph Addison, Louis Jobert, Martin Folkes |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Jobert - Bimard 1739Jobert - Bimard 1739, Burnett 2020b, p. 391Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Book |
| 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".
-Lettre du 12 août 1742 (sans lieu): He sends P. an old English coin with a copy and explanation of the legend. It was found in a stone coffin in his cathedral. He advises P. how to seal a letter, for P. has such a «crambo» way of doubling up and sealing his letters that B. loses «half of what you write in opening it.» He praises the study of ancient medals as an agreeable part of knowledge. Of the books P. had mentioned he thinks the Addison very pretty but drawn up to display his classical learning, and lacking in substance. The other book «La science des Médailles» is an excellent introductory note. He continues on the subject of medals and coins. Folkes is referred to. (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Eng. letters d. 45, f° 139-142).
