Address book (A-Z) containing an Assyrian word index. This notebook might be Talbot's first systematic notebook on Assyrian. The date of the latest entries might be much later than 1858.
Almost all pages are cut out from this notebook (possibly because Talbot submitted them as a draft for a publication), leaving only two pages of notes with further notes written on the inside back cover. These comprise a draft of an introduction for a translation of either the Taylor or the Belli...
The notebook contains translation notes on an Assyrian cuneiform text. Many blank pages. On the inside front cover, Talbot has noted the address 13 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh (a property purchased by Talbot in 1864/65).
At the front of the notebook, Talbot has recorded various European travel expenses for 1828 (e.g. 'Hire of carriage from Calais to Geneva'). At the back of the notebook (upside-down) are other financial records (e.g. 'amount of stock held, August 1828'). Notebook started: 17 Jul 1828 (written ...
Talbot: Notebook (John Brickdale, 'The Elements of Euclid')
Scope & Content:
The inside front cover of this notebook is inscribed ‘John Brickdale 1778'. It contains a handwritten copy of ‘The Elements of Euclid’ that was presumably used by Talbot in the course of his tuition.
Notebooks 116-119 contain notes and translations of further cuneiform inscriptions from Nimrud and Nineveh in the British Museum. They include shorter notes on other tablets in the British Museum, corrections of Talbot's previous publications, and notes on etymology and religious beliefs. Each no...
Accounts from August to December (no year given) regarding Lacock tenants (e.g. Baker, Tuck, Estcot, Webb's wife, Taylor, Estcot, Shewring, Cole, Fortune, Humphreys). With three sheets containing further records, one of which refers to 'Rent received in 3 years' and 'Repairs in 3 years'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 notebook (8 folios, 16 pages of text), 3 loose sheets (3 folios, 5 pages of text)