Thomas Hearne - Ralph Thoresby - 1708-10-24
Thomas Hearne, Oxford
Thomas Hearne - Ralph Thoresby - 1708-10-24
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 16350 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | |
| InventoryInventory number. | |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | Thomas Hearne |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | Ralph Thoresby |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | October 24, 1708 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Oxford 51° 45' 7.25" N, 1° 15' 28.26" W |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | Adolf Occo, Francesco Mezzabarba Birago, Jean Masson, William Raye |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Mezzabarba Birago 1683Mezzabarba Birago 1683, Hunter 1832, vol. 2, pp. 120-2Hunter 1832, Burnett 2020b, pp. 872 n. 173, 984Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Local Finds , Yorkshire , University Collection , Oxford , Bodleian Library , Greek |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ | https://archive.org/details/letterseminentm00thorgoog/page/120/mode/2up |
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'I lately saw in the Transactions a letter of your's concerning some coins lately dug up in Yorkshire. I only just looked on it in the bookseller's shop, but shall take occasion to consider it. I remember one of them you have given us a draught of, because you could not find it in Occo, which method I like very well, and wish others would imitate it, taking care always to give us exact descriptions of such coins which have not been accounted for by other authors. I wish, however, you had the best edition of Occo by Mediobarbus. I am persuaded the very coin you have represented to us is there; but I will not be positive. We expect a new edition of Occo from Mr. Masson, a French gentleman, who is now travelling with two sons of Bishop Burnet. I saw him about a quarter of a year since in Oxon, and he told me he had made great collections in order to this design, and hoped to publish it, if he could meet with suitable encouragement, and was not taken off by other business. About six years since, he looked over all our's in the Bodleian Library, and took notice of several not mentioned in Occo. Our collection has been since very much increased, and especially in Greek ones, by the gift of Consul Ray and others; and it was to look over this addition, that Mr. Masson called the last time at Oxon.' (Hunter 1832, vol. 2, pp. 120-2; Burnett 2020b, pp. 872 n. 173, 984)