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
Reference number: CLP/22ii/47
Date: 1731
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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
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- CLP/22ii/47
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- 1731
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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Roger Gale, John Clerk, 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, 1731, CLP/22ii/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_22ii_47/paper-account-of-an-extract-of-john-clerks-dissertation-de-stylis-veterum-et-diversis-chartarum-generibus-concerning-the-pen-of-the-ancients-and-the-diverse-origins-of-paper-by-roger-gale, accessed on 15 January 2025
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II. An extract of dissertation de stylis veterum, & diversis chartarum generibus, [by the Hon. Sir John Clerk, one of the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland, and F. R. S.] By Roger Gale, Esq; Vice-President and Treasurer R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1731
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0026
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