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12. Add MS 4101-4478
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- Add MS 4101-4478
- Title:
- Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was a Trustee from 1753 until his death
- Scope & Content:
- They comprise not only original documents (including some of Birch's own private papers) but also a number of transcripts, many of which were made by Birch himself, from originals preserved in public and private collections. Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Collections of, bequeathed to the Britis...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
- Date Range:
- [1200-1799]
- Extent:
- 378 items
13. Add MS 4697
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 4697
- Title:
- INQUISITION OF TOULOUSE
- Scope & Content:
- 'Liber Sententiarum Inquisitionis Tholosanae', consisting of sixteen 'Sermones', most of which were delivered in Toulouse Cathedral, by Bernard Gui, Inquisitor (Bishop of Lodève, 1324), in collaboration with Geoffroy d'Ablis, Jean de Beaune, Gaillard de Preyssac, Bishop of Toulouse, Jacques Four...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Dutch, English, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1308-1323
- Extent:
- 1 item
14. Add MS 4740-4747
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 4740-4747
- Title:
- DAVENANT PAPERS
- Scope & Content:
- Papers of Henry Davenant, English Envoy at Frankfurt and Regensburg; 1703-1728. Eight volumes. Folio. Presented by John Thornton, of Clapham, 20 Dec. 1765. Viz.:- B. Zollicoffre, Secretary to H Davenant: Correspondence and papers: 1704-1708.: Fr. Henry Davenant, diplomatist: Correspondence, et...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1703-1728
- Extent:
- 8 items
15. Add MS 5018
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5018
- Title:
- Watercolours of plants of Japan, with their name in Japanese and Dutch, followed by a description in Dutch
- Scope & Content:
- 84 watercolours of plants from Japan with their name inscribed in Japanese and in Dutch, or Latin (ff. 1-82). The drawings are followed by a description of the plants handwritten in Dutch (ff. 83-157). Exceptions are the text on f. 148 and f. 155, where there are notes on the plants handwritten ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Dutch, German, Japanese, and Latin
- Date Range:
- Late 17th century-Early 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume (159 items)
16. Add MS 5027 A
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- Add MS 5027 A
- Title:
- Maps, charts, notes and draft material mostly from Joan Blaeu's workshop in Amsterdam
- Scope & Content:
- Maps, nautical charts and related draft material mostly from the Amsterdam mapmaking office of Joan Blaeu, official cartographer for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Some of the maps, charts and notes are signed by assistants of Blaeu, namely Dionysius Paulusz. van Husum and Jan Alberts. All ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Dutch, English, German, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume (133 items)
17. Add MS 5027 D
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5027 D
- Title:
- Maps of locations in the Netherlands where the army of Stadtholder Frederick Henry have been stationed
- Scope & Content:
- Fifteen maps picturing locations in the Netherlands where the army of Stadtholder Frederick Henry (1584-1647) have been stationed. The maps are signed by Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode, a Dutch draughtsman who specialised in cartography. The maps are all executed in brown ink and watercolour ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Dutch and English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume (20 folios)
18. Add MS 5027 E
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- Add MS 5027 E
- Title:
- A collection of poems in Dutch, followed by watercolours of insects
- Scope & Content:
- A series of poems (ff. 1-35) written in pen and brown ink in Dutch, directly on the folios of the manuscript, both recto and verso. Some of the poems are dated at specific points in time between 1679 and 1683 and indicated as written in Rotterdam. Topics of the poems include death and commemorat...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Dutch and English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume (185 folios)
19. Add MS 5124-5136
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- Add MS 5124-5136
- Title:
- Extracts from the Journals of the States General of the Netherlands
- Scope & Content:
- A collection of extracts from the Journals of the States General of the Netherlands, with despatches to Marinus van Vrybergen, Dutch envoy in England.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1647-1709
- Extent:
- 13 volumes
20. Add MS 5232
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5232
- Title:
- Maps, drawings and notes collected by Engelbert Kaempfer and relating to his travels
- Scope & Content:
- Maps and drawings of views, antiquities and plants relating to Engelbert Kaempfer's (1651-1716) travels through Russia, the Persian Empire and Japan. Kaempfer was a German doctor, naturalist and physician who travelled to the Persian Empire as part of a Swedish embassy and was subsequently appoi...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, and Russian
- Date Range:
- late 17th century-early 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume (243 items)