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Simonds D'Ewes - Antão de Almada - 1644-11-04
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15621
InstitutionName of Institution. London, British Library
InventoryInventory number. Harley MS 377, f.156
AuthorAuthor of the document. Simonds D’Ewes
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Antão de Almada
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . September 4, 1644
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Watson 1996, pp. 14, 82 n. 831, Dykes 2018, p. 93 n. 372, Burnett 2020b, pp. 513, 6593
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Coin Collection , Celtic , Roman , Greek , Arabic , Saxon
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence Latin
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

Writes that his collection is 'variisque, antiquis Numismatis Celticis, Teutonicis, Arabicis, Graecis, Romanis, Anglo-Saxonicis et Neustro-Anglicis constans’ [composed of various ancient Celtic, German, Arabic, Greek, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman coins] (BL, Harley MS 377, f.156; translation from Burnett 2020b, p. 513)

References

  1. ^  Watson, A.G. (1996) The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes, London, British Museum Press.
  2. ^  Dykes, D.W. (2018) 'A note on the Royal Collection of coins and medals during the Interregnum', British Numismatic Journal 88, pp. 89-103.
  3. ^  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.