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Collection of C J P Cave, mostly on roof bosses

Catalogue reference: CAV

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This record is about the Collection of C J P Cave, mostly on roof bosses dating from 1899 - 1950.

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Reference
CAV
Title
Collection of C J P Cave, mostly on roof bosses
Date
1899 - 1950
Description

Correspondence, notes, drafts, etc., of Charles John Philip Cave, FSA (c. 1871-1950), meteorologist, mainly relating to medieval English church roof bosses; mostly 1914-50. Cave's antiquarian interests developed from his study of telephotography. See A.J., 31 (1951), 253-4 (obituary). Cave published many papers in Archaeologia and other journals and Roof Bosses in Medieval Churches (Cambridge, 1948).

Held by
Society of Antiquaries of London
Former department reference
SAL/MS/943
Creator(s)
Cave, Charles John Philip (1871-1950), meteorologist and architectural historian
Immediate source of acquisition
Bequeathed, 1950, together with a large collection of photographs and camera equipment. A.J., 31 (1951), 252. Negatives and lantern slides of Cave's photographs were deposited at the Courtauld Institute and the National Monuments Record.
Unpublished finding aids
Society of Antiquaries online catalogue: https://collections.sal.org.uk/cav
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1637b4e2-11f6-47b1-a369-2b06aed248c5/

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Collection of C J P Cave, mostly on roof bosses