Letter from Leonard Horner to [Samuel Birch], 18 August 1861
Scope and Contents
This is an autograph letter signed from Leonard Horner to [Samuel Birch], dated 18 August 1861, Bury St Edmonds. The letter relates to the hypothesis that burnt bricks were known in Egypt before the time of the Romans, which Birch, Lyell and Horner defended against Archdeacon John Pratt.
Dates
- Creation: 18 August 1861
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 bifolium, 3 pages. It has four marks of adhesive on its back corners.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 letter (in 1 envelope)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in May 2021. The donor had purchased it on Abebooks a year prior. Accession no. SC-Acc-2021-0038.
Physical Description
1 bifolium, 3 pages. It has four marks of adhesive on its back corners.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in December 2023, with information kindly supplied by Meira Gold, a postdoc at York University in Toronto, and author of "Ancient Egypt and the geological antiquity of man, 1847-1862", in History of Science (2019), vol. 57, pp. 194-230.
Repository Details
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