Stukeley, William (1687-1765)

A Catalogue of Druids: with notes and oddments connected with Druids, Druidical religion, British antiquities, etc. Author's holograph MSS. Included among these fragments is an autograph letter dated 9 April, 1725 to the author from Michael Maittaire [1668-1747], classical scholar and writer on typography. It is in answer to a query from Stukeley about a Latin inscription: an incomplete 'Kalendar for the Year of Creation (April, May only): on Patriarchal Christianity, Druidical temples, and a tract on 'Alate temples' (13 ff.) dated 1762, with a pen-drawing of the temple of Neptune at Pylos. Produced in Stamford.

1725-1762

1 volume 140 ll. v.s. Unbound.

Purchased at Sotheby's 1/4/1931, Lot 568.

William Stukeley, F.R.S., M.S., F.R.C.P. was especially interested in Druidism and the early history of Britain; he propounded many peculiar theories as to their origins and connection with other early civilizations [see the Dictionary of National Biography]

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

From the Library of Oliver S. E. St. John, great-great-great-grandson of the author.