George Berkeley - John Perceval - 1709-09-22
George Berkeley, Dublin
George Berkeley - John Perceval - 1709-09-22
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 16500 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | London, British Library |
| InventoryInventory number. | Add MS 47025, pp. 264-5 |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | George Berkeley |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | John Perceval |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | September 22, 1709 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Dublin 53° 20' 57.77" N, 6° 15' 38.01" W |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | Daniel Dering |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Luce - Jessop 1964, vol. 8, pp. 20-1, letter 2Luce - Jessop 1964, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1049-50Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Collection Loss |
| 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 am sorry to hear from Dan. Dering that you have lost your Statues, medals, &c., that you had coming from Italy; tho’ on second thoughts I almost doubt whether it may be reckon’d a loss. No body purchases a Cabinet of Rarities to please himself with ye continuall sight of them, nothing in it being of any farther use to the Owner than as it entertains his friends: but I question if your Neighbours in the County of Cork wou’d relish that sort of Entertainment. To feed their Eyes with the Sight of rusty medalls and antique Statues, would (if I mistake not) seem to them something odd & insippid. The finest collection is not worth a groat where ther’s no one to admire & set a value on it & our Country seems to me the place in the World which is least furnish’d with Virtuosi.' (Luce - Jessop 1964, vol. 8, pp. 20-1, letter 2; Burnett 2020b, pp. 1049-50)