Stukeley, William (1687-1765)

Antediluviana. Palaeographia sacra or Discourses on monuments of Antiquity that relate to sacred history. No. II. Or Heroologia sacra patriarchalis. Author's holograph MS., with his original drawings, etc. The illustrations are pasted in, and are drawn in pencil, some are folding and each bears Stukeley's signature. There are a few inserted engravings of classical subjects. Pasted in the back cover is the emblazoned arms of Stukeley and Gale in water-colours. Inside the upper cover armorial book-plate of William Stukeley M.D., and his signature dated 1739. Produced in Stamford.

1739

1 volume 94 ll. 4to. 231/2 × 21. Original quarter-vellum binding.

Purchased 1928.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

9 illustrations photographed (no further details as to which specifically), held at L0033482-L0033490