Stukeley, William (1687-1765)

Domus patriarchalis: or the origin of the hebrew letters (whence all others are deduc'd) from the manner and furniture of the houses in most antient times. The Author's holograph MS., dedicated to Queen Caroline, wife of George II, dated Stamford 7. November, 1735. Illustrated by eight pencil drawings of house-interiors, etc., the first tinted in wash, and one pen-drawing of an inscribed rock in New England. Produced in Stamford.

1735

1 volume 3 ll. + 47 ff. 4to. 191/2 × 151/2 cm. Brown morocco-gilt binding by Hering, with his label, addressed 9 Newman St.

Purchased at Sotheby's 13/5/1919 [Leighton Sale], Lot 1703.

On the first leaf is a note in ink by J. Watkins, 'I purchased this MS. of Dr. Stukeley's with other books of Lewis Stukeley Buck LL.D. at Bideford in Devonshire in 1790. Dr. Buck had this with others from his uncle Lewis Stukeley Esq.', Barrister at Law of the Inner Temple'. This note is by John Watkins [fl. 1792-1831], miscellaneous author. [See the Dictionary of National Biography] On the verso of the first fly-leaf is a note in pencil 'Rudd Sale 1850 [Lot] 867'-a reference to the disposal of the library of the London book-seller Thomas Rodd [1796-1849] [see the Dictionary of National Biography] Phillipps MS. 16955. Sold at Sotheby's 9/6/1910 [Phillipps Sale], Lot 762.

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).

Wellcome Images hold photographs of 6 pencil drawings of house interiors etc. from 'Domus patriarchalis: or the origin of the hebrew letters', 1735; at L0033476-L0033481