Black, William Henry, 1808-1872 (antiquary and assistant keeper of the Record Office)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1872
Biography
William Henry Black (1808–1872), the antiquary and assistant keeper at the newly established Public Record Office, was the eldest son of John Black of Kintore, in Aberdeenshire. He was a prolific contributer to antiquarian journals, served on the council of the Society of Antiquaries of London and was an early member of the British Archaeological Association. Black held strong religious views and in 1840, was ordained as a Seventh-Day Baptist minister.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
MS 41: Book of Hours (Use of Sarum), 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 41
Scope and Contents
Book of Hours in Latin from the 15th century following the Use of Sarum.Kalendar with Astronomical Tables: the months of the Kalendar start on f. 1r and always appear on the recto, the tables start on f. 1v and always appear on the verso.Additions to the Kalendar are all by one 15th century hand and show a connection with Yorkshire in this period. They are: 8 April Matrimonium factum fuit inter Johannem filium Briani...
Dates:
15th century
MS 199: Satires by Juvenal, late 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 199
Contents
Juvenal was an early second-century AD Roman poet. Although little else is known about his life, he is credited with having written sixteen satires. When first published, the satires were divided into five books, and in them Juvenal criticised the beliefs and morals of his contemporaries. Juvenal addresses many of the concerns in second-century Rome in his poems, including the tensions between non-Roman social climbers and Roman citizens, the preservation of existing social class, and the...
Dates:
late 15th century