Article published In: Robert Lowth (1710-1787): The making of his grammar and its influence
Guest-edited by Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
[Historiographia Linguistica 39:1] 2012
► pp. 107–114
Lowth Holdings in Winchester College
Published online: 22 March 2012
https://doi.org/10.1075/hl.39.1.08day
https://doi.org/10.1075/hl.39.1.08day
Summary
This paper presents an overview of the Lowth holdings in Winchester College, which Robert Lowth (1710–1787) had attended as a ‘scholar’ between 1722 and 1729. The holdings include Lowth’s own gifts and bequests, various gifts by others (comprising five copies of The Short Introduction to English Grammar), as well as a large collection of Lowthiana.
Résumé
Cet article présente une vue d’ensemble du fonds Robert Lowth (1710–1787) à Winchester College, que Lowth avait fréquenté en tant qu’élève entre 1722 et 1729. La collection inclut les dons propres de Lowth et ses legs, des dons divers faits par d’autres (comportant cinq exemplaires de la Courte introduction à la grammaire anglaise), aussi bien qu’une grande collection de Lowthiana.
Zusammenfassung
Dieser Beitrag bietet einen Überblick über den Nachlass von Robert Lowth (1710–1787) im Winchester College, das Lowth selbst als Schüler zwischen 1722 und 1729 besucht hatte. Dieser Nachlass enthält Lowths persönliche Geschenke und Erbstück, verschiedene Schenkungen von anderen (bestehend aus fünf Kopien seiner kurzen Einführung zur englischen Grammatik), sowie eine groβe Sammlung von Lowthiana.
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