Fonds P33 - Irish Establishment Book (single-item collection)

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Identity area

Reference code

IE 2135 P33

Title

Irish Establishment Book (single-item collection)

Date(s)

  • 1704 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 bound manuscript volume of 44 leaves

Context area

Name of creator

(1665-1714)

Biographical history

Anne was the second daughter of the Duke of York, afterwards King James II of England and VII of Scotland. She succeeded to the throne in 1702 following the death of her brother-in-law William III of Orange, joint monarch with his wife Mary, Anne’s elderRead more

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased by the University of Limerick in c. 2008.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Manuscript entitled ‘The Irish Establishment’ comprising 44 gilt-edged leaves totalling 88 pages, 12 of which are blank, in Cambridge panel calf binding contemporaneous with the contents. The document bears the official title ‘Anne R. An Establishment orRead more

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access to item.

Conditions governing reproduction

Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.

Language of material

  • English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Bound manuscript volume with damaged binding and loose boards. Fragile, in need of conservation treatment. Book cushion is required to support the document.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of copies

Available digitally on the University of Limerick Digital Library at https://doi.org/10.34966/uldl.y3zb-m039.

Related units of description

A corresponding but not identical bound manuscript, lacking the list of names of pensioned French soldiers and the summary of increases and decreases, can be found in the Bolton Library (shelf mark MS 10). There are further stylistic differences betweenRead more

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Description control area

Rules and/or conventions used

This description follows guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd edition (2000), Irish Guidelines for Archival Description (2009), National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names (1997) and EAP Guidance on DataRead more

Archivist's note

Item processed and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in December 2023.