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Humfrey Wanley, 1721/12/21
Humfrey Wanley - 1721-12-21
FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 16076 |
InstitutionName of Institution. | London, British Library |
InventoryInventory number. | Lansdowne MS 771, f.50b |
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | |
AuthorAuthor of the document. | Humfrey Wanley |
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | Edmund Gibson |
Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year . | December 21, 1721 |
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Chinese , Gold |
LiteratureReference to literature. | Wright - Wright 1966, p. 1261, Burnett 2020b, p. 6662 |
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ |
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'Mr Gibson came hither, & held me long in Discourse about books, at home & abroad; & dd to me a Piece of Chinese Gold, which belong’s to a Lady who would have 3 Guineas for it.' (British Library, Lansdowne MS 771, f.50b; Wright - Wright 1966, p. 126; Burnett 2020b, p. 666)
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References
- ^ Wright, C.E. & R.C. Wright (eds.)(1966) The Diary of Humfrey Wanley, 1715-1726, London.
- ^ Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.