Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [1815] - 1826 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 archival folder
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Pell Platt was born in London, attended school in Norfolk, before entering Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1815. He became a scholar there in 1818, graduating in 1820 and gaining his Masters in 1823. Whilst at Cambridge he became involved in with… read more
Repository
Archival history
These Papers were written by Thomas Pell Platt and donated to the Society.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
In the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society it is recorded that T.P. Platt Esq., presented five items to the Society, including these, on 17 June 1826.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
These papers consist of two items presented to the Society by Thomas Pell Platt. They are:
- Fasti Sacri Ecclesiae AEthiopicae
- Computus Temporum Ecclesiae Aethiopicae
System of arrangement
The Papers were catalogued as two files.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email.… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- Amharic
- English
- Latin
Allied materials area
Related units of description
Platt's donation consisted of five items. It appears that only these two remain within the Collections. The other items were:
- A Catalogue of Ethiopic Biblical MSS. London, 1823, 4to.
- The Ethiopic Originals of the Fasti and Computus temporum. MS. … read more
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Platt Thomas Pell 1798-1852 (Subject)
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Archivist's note
These Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.