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William Nicolson - 1718-03-02

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William Nicolson, 1718/03/02

William Nicolson - 1718-03-02
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16377
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Nicolson
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Thomas Herbert, John Wynne
Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year . March 2, 1718
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Runes
LiteratureReference to literature. Jones - Holmes 1985, p. 6791, Burnett 2020b, pp. 904 n. 1812
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I went with the Bishop of Asaph [Wynne] to wait on the Earl of Pembroke; who discoursed very learnedly on the Antiquity of the Runic Alphabet, Coins, &c.' (Jones - Holmes 1985, p. 679; Burnett 2020b, pp. 904 n. 181)

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References

  1. ^  Jones, Clyve and Holmes, Geoffrey (1985), The London Diaries of William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle, 1702-1718, Oxford.
  2. ^  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.