Planta, Joseph

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creatorOf ST LUKE'S GOSPEL: St Jerome's version, glossed; mid-late 12th cent. Latin. Origin: England. Contemporary interlinear gloss. Preface: S. Berger, Les Préfaces jointes aux Livres de la Bible dans les manuscrits de la Vulgate (1902), no. 230. For bibliog... British Library
referencedIn Vol. 1. (ff. 283). 14 June, 1765-26 Dec. 1784. Included is " Mr. Foster's rout from Jumboo in the Northern Mountains of Hindustan to Astrachan in Russia, 17 Apr.. 1783-29 Jan. 1784." f. 260.includes:ff. 1, 183, 205, 279 Patrick Russell, MD: Letters t... British Library
referencedIn HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. DCCCCXXI. 1. Letters and papers relating to the establishment and maintenance of the British Museum, during the period when Lord Chancellor Hardwicke was ex officio one of the Principal Trustees, with a few later additions; 174..., 1742-1813 British Library
referencedIn (II. ff. 372). 1794-Mar. 1797.includes:f. 1 I-H-Cox: Letter to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1794. ff. 2, 11, 41, 56, 68 Bontems Félix, of Vevay: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1794.: Fr. ff. 8, 48, 80, 264 Major Sir Charles Green: Letters to the 3..., 1794-1797 British Library
referencedIn 35,068. MISCELLANEOUS original letters, etc. Paper; ff. 138. Folio., 16th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. IV (ff. ii + 85). 2 Mar. 1781-9 June 1795.Joseph Planta, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Admissions to the Reading Room signed by: 1778-1793.Reverend Samuel Harper, Librarian of the British Museum: Admissions to the Reading Room signed by: ... British Library
referencedIn (XXI. ff. 343). Jan. 1787-Jan. 1790.includes:f. 1 Henry Pelham: Letter to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1787. ff. 3, 146, 239, 301 Colonel Thomas Pownall, MP; Governor of Massachusetts and S Carolina: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1778-1789. ff. 5-1... British Library
referencedIn FLAXMAN PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 519). Letters to (a) John Flaxman, [1783]-1826 and (f. 271) n.d. f. 3 ;-(b) Ann Flaxman, 1780-1820 and (f. 500) n.d. f. 340.includes:f. 1 Daniel Flaxman: Letter to his brother J. Flaxman, senior, on the latter's second m..., 1780-1826 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II.includes:f. 5 Reverend Gilbert Buchanan: Letters to G. Chalmers: 1786-1812. ff. 7, 14 Samuel Purkis: Letters to G. Chalmers: 1798-1799. f. 8 Campbell, Captain: Letter to G. Chalmers: 1799. f. 11 W-Budge: Letter to G. Chalmers: 1799. f. 1... British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS, chiefly of scientific men and many of them addressed to Dir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society; 1693-1868. Several engraved and other portraits are interspersed. The names of the writers are given in the index. Paper;..., 1693-1868 British Library
referencedIn (IX. ff. 336). Jan. 1776-June, 1777.includes:ff. 1, 14, 16, 65, 98, 114, 120, 159, 165, 200 Sir James Porter, diplomatist: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: 1768-1776. f. 3 Sir John Hynde Cotton, 4th Baronet; MP: Letters to the 2nd Lord Hardwicke: ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXI (ff. 395). 15 Jan.-14 Mar. 1818.includes:ff. 1, 346, 387 Leopold I of Belgium: Letters, etc., rel. to his income, arms etc.: 1818. f. 3 Andrew Dickie, of Messrs Coutts and Co., bankers, of London: Letter to G. Harrison: 1818. f. 4 Willi... British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; circa 1736-1954, n.d. Paper; ff. 64. British Library arrangement. A. Letter to 'George' from Philip Arthur Heseltine (the composer 'Peter Warlock'), relating to the proposed publication of his edition of 'Giles Earle..., 1700-1954 British Library
creatorOf GOSPELS: Four Gospels, St Jerome's version glossed, probably written in England; 13th cent. Latin. Origin: England? St Luke's Gospel lacks part of the gloss. Additional interlinear and marginal glosses in contemporary and later medieval hands occur ... British Library
creatorOf LEGENDS OF THE SAINTS: 14th cent. French. Origin: France. Table of contents, f. 1v. The fifty legends all occur in Paris Bibliothèque Nationale MS. Fr. 6447, which is fully described, with a concordance table, in P. Meyer, 'Notice du MS. Bibl. Nat. F... British Library
referencedIn BARRETT COLLECTION. Vol. Xll (ff. 242). Letters from and to:-(1) Charles Burney, Mus. D.; 1783-1808, n.d. ff. 1-40b. (2) Esther Burney; 1798-1832. ff. 41-52b. (3) Susanna Phillips; 1778-1799. ff. 53-79b. (4) Charlotte Ann Broome; 1781-1834. ff. 82-1..., 1778-1834 British Library
referencedIn Vol. VII.includes:f. 1 Henry Miles, DD, FRS: Letter to E. M. da Costa: 1757. f. 2 John Mills, FRS: Letter to E. M. da Costa: 1766. f. 3 John Mitchell: Letter to E. M. da Costa: 1751. ff. 5-23 Jean François Clément Morand, French Anatomist: Corresp..., 1737-1787 British Library
referencedIn Houghton Library. Houghton Library printed book provenance file, L-Q. 1942. Houghton Library
referencedIn ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. I. General correspondence of Sir Henry Ellis; 1795-1866. The letters are mainly concerned with Museum affairs, excepting one group (ff. 18-24) which refer to his unavailing efforts, in 1811-1812, to be elected Director of the Socie..., 1795-1866 British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. 1748-1815.John Douglas, DD; Bishop of Salisbury: Letters to, from distinguished Statesmen and authors: 1748-1813.includes:ff. 1, 5, 9 John Blair: Letters to Dr. Douglas: 1748, 1749.f. 3 Lady M-Allen: Letter to Dr. Douglas: 1748.f. 8 W..., 1748-1815 British Library
creatorOf K. Letter from Joseph Planta, Principal Librarian of the British Museum, to the committee of the St George Bloomsbury Association, resigning on the grounds of his 'additional Avocations'; 6 Aug. 1799. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, 26 Sept. 1994. Pa... British Library
referencedIn HAMILTON AND GREVILLE PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 202). Correspondence of R. F. Greville, 20 Jan. 1809-13 June 1815. Included are a few letters to C. F. Greville (ff. 1, 4, 8, 22, 46, 48) and to [Louisa,] Countess of Mansfield (ff. 35, 170, 172). The dispo... British Library
referencedIn (ff. vi+301). Inserted at ff. i-vi are receipts, etc., relative to the purchase, 1807.includes:f. iv John Caley, FSA; keeper of records: Certificate by, to Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby: 1807.f. vi Joseph Planta, Principal Librarian, British Museum: ... British Library
creatorOf MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. IV (ff. 156). 1. ff. 1-6. Letters, etc., of Joseph Planta, Keeper of Manuscripts 1776-1799, Principal Librarian 1799-1827; 1783-1815, n.d. 2. f. 7. Letter of Joseph Planta, diplomat, son of Joseph Planta, Principal Libraria..., 1776-1868 British Library
referencedIn Vol. IX (ff. 231). Letters to C. G. Woide: Musonius-Schnurrer.includes:f. 1 Musonius [Georgius Ernestus?]: Letter to C. G. Woide: 1785.: Germ.ff. 3-6b Johann Oelrichs, German scholar, of Bremen: Letters to C. G. Woide: 1777-1790.: Lat. and Germ.... British Library
creatorOf C. E. WRIGHT PAPERS. Vol. XXVI. List of Cotton Catalogues, rules for the Catalogue, negative photostats of and typescript notes on Planta's Report of 1785 on Cotton manuscripts. Subject analysis of the Cotton Collection. List of runic material and cr..., 1949 British Library
referencedIn Vol. LIX (ff. 355). June-July, 1812.includes:ff. 1, 346 George Fermor, 3rd Earl of Pomfret: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1811-1813. f. 2 John Rous, Baron Rous; 1st Earl of Stradbroke 1821: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverp... British Library
referencedIn CORRESPONDENCE and papers relating to the statue of Sir Joseph Banks, executed by Francis Chantrey, and placed in the hall of the British Museum; comprising letters of subscribers and others, and the minutes, accounts, and other papers of the committ... British Library
referencedIn 'A CATALOGUE of all the Manuscripts Bequeathed by the Rev. Thomas Birch, D.D. to be preserved in the British Museum To which is added a Catalogue of all the other Manuscripts Bequeathed Presented or Purchased to the Present Time by the Rev. Samuel Ay..., 1781 British Library
referencedIn DOUCE PAPERS. Papers of Francis Douce, F.S.A., relating to work carried out by him as Keeper of Manuscripts in the British Museum, 1807-1812, viz..-(1) Draft reports to the Trustees and memoranda dealing for the most part with his cataloguing of th... British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS, viz.:-A. Certificate of election as Tribuno Superiore in the Legione Calabro-Meridionale of the Falange Sacra issued to citizen Eugenio Panizza; May, 1865. Ital. Signed, and partly written, by Giuseppe Mazzini, the..., 1616-1936 British Library
referencedIn Vol. III (ff. i + 90). 12 Jan. 1762-2 Mar. 1781.Daniel Charles Solander, botanist; Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Admissions to the British Museum Reading Room, signed by: 1773-1774.Joseph Planta, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Admiss... British Library
referencedIn HONE PAPERS. Vol. XIII. Correspondence of William Hone, consisting chiefly of letters addressed to him, with a few from Hone himself; 1801-1840. In two parts (ff. 1-253, 254-497). The names of the writers are given in the Index. Ff. 497. Folio.includ..., 1801-1840 British Library
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Xanthus, Lycia
London, England
London, England
Naples, Italy
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Hainault Forest, Essex
Channel Islands, United Kingdom
Corsica, France
Chalk, Kent
Cornwall, England
Epping Forest, Essex
Coventry, Warwickshire
Cherbourg, France
Ireland, Europe
Cork, Ireland
Ireland, Europe
Deal, Kent
Gresford, Denbighshire
Mayence, Germany
Mannheim, Baden
Handbridge, Chester
Quibéron Bay, Morbihan
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Waltham Forest, Essex
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