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1. Add MS 54229-54323*

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Add MS 54229-54323*
Title:
MILLAR BEQUEST
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts bequeathed to the British Museum by Dr Eric George Millar (1887-1966), Keeper of Manuscripts 1944-1947. See also Add. 54179-54180 and Add. Chs. 75641-75722. See The Eric George Millar Bequest of Manuscripts and Drawings 1967. A Commemorative Volume. BMQ, xxxiii, 1-2 (1968). Acquire...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[1150-1999]
Extent:
95 items

2. Add MS 54247-54249

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Add MS 54247-54249
Title:
B. FORGERIES
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1850-1940]
Extent:
3 items

3. Add MS 54314-54318

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Add MS 54314-54318
Title:
E. AUTOGRAPHS.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
[1689-1961]
Extent:
5 items

4. Add MS 54258-54313

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Add MS 54258-54313
Title:
D. LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[1872-1960]
Extent:
56 items

5. Add MS 54229-54246

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Add MS 54229-54246
Title:
A. MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[1150-1570]
Extent:
18 items

6. Add MS 54319-54323

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Add MS 54319-54323
Title:
F. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF ERIC GEORGE MILLAR.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
[1903-1960]
Extent:
5 items

7. Add MS 54250-54257

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Add MS 54250-54257
Title:
C. MODERN CALLIGRAPHY AND ILLUMINATION MILLAR BEQUEST. Vols. XXIV-XXXI. See J. M. Backhouse, 'Modern Calligraphy and Illumination', and 'Pioneers of Modern Calligraphy and Illumination', BMQ, xxxiii, pp. 41-42, 71-79. Eight volumes.
Scope & Content:
Calligraphy: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Examples of modern calligraphy and illumination from the Millar collection: 1908-1947, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1900-1999]
Extent:
8 items

8. Add MS 54322-54323

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Add MS 54322-54323
Title:
MILLAR BEQUEST. Vols. XCVI-XCVIII. Correspondence and papers relating to manuscripts; 1903-1960. Partly typewritten and copies. Paper. Three volumes. British Library arrangement.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1903-1960
Extent:
2 items

9. Add MS 54249

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Add MS 54249
Title:
Scope & Content:
MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. XXIII. Miniature of St Romuald's Vision; late 19th-early 20th cent. Backhouse, op. cit., BMQ, xxxiii, pp. 40-41. Vellum; single leaf. 140 x 200mm. Painted on a cutting from a large Gradual: a portion of the text has been erased to make room for the miniature. Forgeries: Art...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 54313

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Add MS 54313
Title:
Scope & Content:
MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. LXXXVII. Angela Thirkell, 'Miss Bunting'; 1944-1945. Autograph draft. Chiefly pencil. For date of composition see f. 3. Published 1945. Presented to Millar by the author in Feb. 1946 (f. 2). Paper; ff. 522. Eleven exercise books, paper covered. 198 x 160mm. Angela Margare...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1944-1945
Extent:
1 item