| RefNo | CLP/22ii/47 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, Account of an extract of John Clerk's dissertation 'De Stylis Veterum et diversis Chartarum generibus [Concerning the pen of the ancients and the diverse origins of paper]' by Roger Gale |
| Date | 1731 |
| Description | Notes that John Clerk was baron of the Exchequer in Scotland. Discusses antique brass implements found near the wall of Antoninus Pius, now named Graham's Dyke, in Scotland. Gives a dissertation on the stylus, an instrument used by the ancients for writing. Includes figures in copper plate.
Subject: History, Antiquity |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0026 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2848 | Gale; Roger (1672 - 1744) | 1672 - 1744 |
| NA7073 | Clerk; Sir; John (1676 - 1755) | 1676 - 1755 |