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A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed consisting of five thousand volumes; including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and about Five Hundred Volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various Times. ... . containing Theology, Ecclesiastical History, History, Commerce, Arts, Mathematics, Astronomy, Philosophy, and Chymistry. By Samuel Ayscough, Clerk.

Title
A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed [electronic resource] : consisting of five thousand volumes; including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and about Five Hundred Volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various Times. ... . containing Theology, Ecclesiastical History, History, Commerce, Arts, Mathematics, Astronomy, Philosophy, and Chymistry. By Samuel Ayscough, Clerk.
Author
British Museum. Department of Manuscripts.
Publication
London : printed for the compiler, by John Rivington, Jun. St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, MDCCLXXXII. [1782]

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Additional Authors
Ayscough, Samuel, 1745-1804.
Description
2v.(xvi,616,625-909,[161]p.); 4⁰.
Subject
Manuscripts. Great Britain > Catalogues
Note
  • A proposal for this work was published in 1780.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642464779
  • ECCO1-T160586
Author
British Museum. Department of Manuscripts.
Title
A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed [electronic resource] : consisting of five thousand volumes; including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and about Five Hundred Volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various Times. ... . containing Theology, Ecclesiastical History, History, Commerce, Arts, Mathematics, Astronomy, Philosophy, and Chymistry. By Samuel Ayscough, Clerk.
Imprint
London : printed for the compiler, by John Rivington, Jun. St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, MDCCLXXXII. [1782]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T160586.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Ayscough, Samuel, 1745-1804.
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