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421. Kings MS 387

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Kings MS 387
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'BIBLIOTHECÆ: CRACHERODIANÆ CATALOGUS': a transcript made by Samuel Ayscough, Assistant Librarian of the British Museum, of the Rev. Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode's (d. 1799) Own catalogue (now Add. MS. 11360) of his library, which he bequeathed to the British Museum. Dated 19 May, 1800. The entri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1800
Extent:
1 item

422. Kings MS 388

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Kings MS 388
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CATALOGUE of that portion of the library of Grímr Jónsson Thorkelin, the Danish Antiquary (d.1829, which was acquired for the Library of King George III and is now in the British Museum. The marginal references are to the complete catalogue of the Library (see no. 389). Paper ; ff. 138. Folio. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

423. Kings MS 389

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Kings MS 389
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'A CATALOGUE consisting of two thousand eightyfive books, relative to the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic literature and philology, written by the natives and published within the borders of Scandinavia', collected by Grímr Jónsson Thorkelin, -many of which are now in the British Museu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

424. Kings MS 390

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Kings MS 390
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'CATALOGUE d'une bibliotheque choisie d'auteurs Portugais dans toutes les classes des sciences et des arts.' The title is followed by a note, dated 5 Sept. 1782, explaining the marks made against certain books and editions in the list, to indicate their relative importance, and, in another hand,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1782
Extent:
1 item

425. Kings MS 391

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Kings MS 391
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LISTS of pictures in the collection of King Charles I, in the hand of George Vertue, F.S.A. (d. 1756), viz. :- 1. 'A catalogue or table of the pictures or paintings of the several masters that were in the collection of King Charles 1st anno 1639' : historical subjects, very briefly described, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 item

426. Kings MS 392

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Kings MS 392
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'CATALOGUE des Pierres gravées antiques en Creux et en Relief de la Collection de Monseigneur le Duc de Dévonshire [William Cavendish, 4th Duke, d. 1764] dresse par L[aurent] Natter, graveur en pierres fines et médailleur ... à Londres 1761.' It does not appear to have been printed, though an ex...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1761
Extent:
1 item

427. Kings MS 393

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Kings MS 393
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'EXTRAIT des Pierres gravées du feu [Philip,] Baron de Stosch, avec la description faite par M. l'Abbé [Johann Joachim] Winckelmann, Bibliothecaire de son Eminence Monseigneur le Cardinal Alexandre Albani', with preface, bibliography (f.. 14 b), and table of subjects (f. 222), and (ff. 93, 135 b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 item

428. Kings MS 394

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Kings MS 394
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'CATALOGUS des academischen Musei zu Goettingen', by Professor [Johann Friedrich] Blumenbach. In German. The collection, mainly geological, includes shorter sections of botany (f. 174), Zoology (f. 179), materia medica (f. 211), and works of art (f. 212). Prefixed (f. 1) is a dedicatory letter t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1779
Extent:
1 item

429. Kings MS 395

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Kings MS 395
Title:
Biblical and Genealogical Chronicle from Creation to King Henry VII of England, continued to Edward VI
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A genealogical chronicle in codex format, consisting of a series of roundels accompanied by brief biographical entries. The codex must be turned sideways to follow the succession Contents: ff. 1v-24r: Biblical genealogy: a translation into English of the Latin chronicle attributed to Peter of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
First half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

430. Kings MS 396

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Kings MS 396
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GENEALOGICAL TREE, showing descent of Queen Elizabeth from-, Rollo, Duke of Normandy. Geoffrey, Count of Anjou. William, Duke of Aquitaine. Robert, Count of Mortain. Sancho, King of Spain. Arnold IV, Count of Angoulême. Charles the Great. Luderic, Forester of Flanders. Theoderic, Count of Hollan...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1558-1603]
Extent:
1 item