IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 664
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Tables of corn and wheat prices in France
Date(s): [1774]
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 1 volume containing 104 leaves
Name of creator(s): Unknown
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
No information at present.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Volume containing engraved pages completed in manuscript listing fortnightly prices of corn in the markets of the principal towns of each Généralité of France; headings and wheat prices have been added in manuscript for the years 1771-1773.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: French
System of arrangement:
Single item.
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Physical characteristics:
6½" x 4¼". 18th century binding.
Finding aids:
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Archival history:
The manuscript bears the manuscript label of 'Philippe Bédigis, Professeur d'Ecriture, Rue St. Antoine à Paris. Année 1788'. It was later bought by Herbert Somerton Foxwell.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Transferred from the Goldsmith's Library of printed books in 1965 (Ref: GL Cat 11141).
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Date(s) of descriptions: Oct 2001