Record

RefNoRSC/1/8
LevelFile
TitleAttendances and menus at meetings of the Royal Society Club
Date5 January 1786-24 July 1788
DescriptionCommencing with a list of members and their admission dates, with honorary members [pp.2-7]; and a list of candidates for election [p.9]. Another candidates list is loosely inserted [pp.4/5]. Most of the volume contains attendees (including 'visitors', e.g. guests) at each weekly dated meeting, with an accompanying list of the foodstuffs consumed, and the bills for each event. The later half of the volume is blank.
Extent1 volume;
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper. Bound in crimson leather, raised bands, with brass clasps. Gilded decoration to spine and boards, the latter with an insect and flower design. Paper label to spine '8'.
Dimensions170x125mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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