Select papyri in the hieratic character from the collections of the British Museum.
British Museum
Category
Books
Date
1841 - 1860
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3114972
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. in 4 parts. Vol. 1 ii has 'Notice' signed Edward Hawkins, with instruction: 'To be cancelled by the Binder'. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplates: 'John Gardner Wilkinson Brynfield House.' [i.e. Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1795-1875)]. Wilkinson recommended & aided the BM's purchase of the Abbott papyrus reproduced in v.2. Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher's paper boards, with printed paper label on upper board; as issued (spine defective on v.1 ii).
Makers and roles
British Museum Samuel Birch (1813-1885) Edward Hawkins (1780-1867) Joseph Netherclift (1792-1863)