Diary, sketchbook, and translation of Virgil's Aeneid.
Published / Created:
England, ca. 1813-ca.1863
Physical Description:
3 volumes
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsBX5199 .D39 1813Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Manuscript diary, sketchbook, and translation of Virgil, by Rev. Charles Thomas Dawes, of Cannock, vicar of Dilhorne. The sketchbook comprises about 40 pages of drawings, primarily caricatures, in pen and black ink. The drawings are informal and record family visits, a croquet game, a picnic, ballooning etc. The diary commences in March 1816, recording his ordination by the Bishop of Norwich, and continues with a record of personal and church events, concluding in 1844. Also included is a manuscript of Virgil's Aeneid (book V).
Subject Terms:
Dawes, Charles Thomas, 1793–1863 -- Diaries. | Clergy -- Great Britain.