Ralph Thoresby - 1701-06
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|Author=Ralph Thoresby | |Author=Ralph Thoresby | ||
|Associated persons=William Stonestreet | |Associated persons=Ezechiel Spanheim; John Evelyn; William Stonestreet; Thomas Gale | ||
|Publication date=June 1701 | |Publication date=June 1701 | ||
|Numismatic keyword=collection; coin collection | |Numismatic keyword=collection; coin collection; catalogue | ||
|Literature=Hunter 1830, vol. 1 | |Literature=Hunter 1830, vol. 1, pp. 339-43; Burnett 2020b, pp. 826, 957, 1226 | ||
|CatalogueLanguage=English | |CatalogueLanguage=English | ||
|Grand document='That noble Lord, Baron Spanhemius, Envoy from the King of Prussia, and author of that | |Grand document='That noble Lord, Baron Spanhemius, Envoy from the King of Prussia, and author of that learned book, De praestantia et usu Numismat. Antiq. desired to borrow the manuscript catalogue of my coins, and told me upon perusal, that he wondered how a private gentleman could attain such a treasure. Disuse had made me very unfit to hold a continued discourse in Latin, so that when Dean Gale was not with us, we had a sad broken mixture of Latin, Dutch, and English. ... The famous Mr. Evelyn, who has published a great number of very rare books, was above measure civil and courteous, in showing me many drawings and paintings of his own and his lady's doing ; one especially of enamel was surprisingly fine, and this ingenious lady told me the manner how she wrought it, but I was uneasy at his too great civility in leaving an untold heap of gold medals before me, &c. ... The very courteous Parson Stonestreet has a good collection of Roman coins, and a most surprising one of shells, a thousand several sorts from all parts of the world, curious for their form, size, colour, &c.' (Hunter 1830, vol. 1, pp. 339-43; Burnett 2020b, pp. 826, 957, 1226) | ||
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Ralph Thoresby, June 1701
Ralph Thoresby - 1701-06
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 14155 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | |
| InventoryInventory number. | |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | Ralph Thoresby |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | Ezechiel Spanheim, John Evelyn, William Stonestreet, Thomas Gale |
| Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year . | June 1701 |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Collection , Coin Collection , Catalogue |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Hunter 1830, vol. 1, pp. 339-43Hunter 1830, Burnett 2020b, pp. 826, 957, 1226Burnett 2020b |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ |
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'That noble Lord, Baron Spanhemius, Envoy from the King of Prussia, and author of that learned book, De praestantia et usu Numismat. Antiq. desired to borrow the manuscript catalogue of my coins, and told me upon perusal, that he wondered how a private gentleman could attain such a treasure. Disuse had made me very unfit to hold a continued discourse in Latin, so that when Dean Gale was not with us, we had a sad broken mixture of Latin, Dutch, and English. ... The famous Mr. Evelyn, who has published a great number of very rare books, was above measure civil and courteous, in showing me many drawings and paintings of his own and his lady's doing ; one especially of enamel was surprisingly fine, and this ingenious lady told me the manner how she wrought it, but I was uneasy at his too great civility in leaving an untold heap of gold medals before me, &c. ... The very courteous Parson Stonestreet has a good collection of Roman coins, and a most surprising one of shells, a thousand several sorts from all parts of the world, curious for their form, size, colour, &c.' (Hunter 1830, vol. 1, pp. 339-43; Burnett 2020b, pp. 826, 957, 1226)
