IV/1/1928

Reference code

IV/1/1928

Level of description

File

Title

Inventory, 1928

Original Title

Salisbury Cathedral Inventory of Treasures January 1928 Library Copy

Date

1928

Quantity & Format

1 volume

Description

An inventory made of the treasures of Salisbury Cathedral in 1928. The title pon the cover records that this was the liibrary copy but a note on the library bookplate inside has the following inscription;'d.d. Car.Myers Thesaurar in die Sci Ceddae, 2 Mar 1928' suggesting that the inventory was either complied by or presented to the library by Canon Charles Myers, Canon Treasurer. Items are divided into categories eg sacred vessels, High Altar. Within each category items are numbered, described and assigned a sum for insurance. Some pages have hand written notes and extra information recorded. In some cases the provenance of items is recorded particularly for the vestments and altar linen, At the back is a handwritten list of items kept in the Bishop's Palace chapel. There is also an index of donors of items and a contents page (at the end of the book).

Language

English

Physical Characteristics

Material: paper Binding: cloth

Keywords

Myers, Charles
Salisbury Cathedral Library
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