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21. Add MS 54258-54312

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vols. XXXII-LXXXVI. Papers of and relating to 'F. Anstey', Thomas Anstey Guthrie, uncle of E. G. Millar; 1877-1960. See BMQ, xxxiii, pp. 42-49, and A. J. Stratford, 'F. Anstey', ibid., pp. 80-85. For Guthrie's diaries, see Add. 63551-63582. Paper. Fifty-five volumes. British Library arrangement.
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Drama: Thomas Anstey Guthrie, alias 'F Anstey'; author: Correspondence and papers of Thomas Anstey Guthrie: 1877-1960.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1877-1960
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55 items

22. Add MS 54251

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. XXV. Robert Browning, 'The Boy and the Angel', written and decorated by Madelyn Walker; 1912-1913. Completed 26 Feb. 1913. Large illuminated initial, f. 3. Vellum; ff. 5. 230 x 175mm. Binding of tan morocco, blind-tooled, by C. & C. McLeish. Robert Browning, poet: 'Th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1912-1913
Extent:
1 item

23. Add MS 54230

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. IV. Book of Judges, etc., glossed, written in England, perhaps at Reading Abbey; late 12th cent. Latin. Judges, Ruth, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs, with the Glossa Ordinaria, additional commentary and contemporary interlinear glosses. The text is imperfect, lacki...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:
1 item

24. Add MS 54315

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. LXXXIX. W. S. Gilbert, Yum-Yum's song 'The sun, whose rays', from 'The Mikado', and plan of stage; circa 1884-1885. Autograph draft. Given by Charles Morley, Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, to Wilfrid J. Hemp, circa 1896, see note by Hemp dated 10 Aug. 1916 (f. i). Paper;...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1884-1885
Extent:
1 item

25. Add MS 54252

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. XXVI. Three poems by Alfred Noyes, written and decorated by Madelyn Walker; Oct. 1925. A small illuminated initial at the beginning of each poem, and a small miniature at the end of the second (ff. 2, 3, 5, 5v). Vellum; ff. 6. 190 x 150mm. Binding of blue morocco, gilt-too...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1925
Extent:
1 item

26. Add MS 54234

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. VIII. The Sapiential Books, glossed, written and illuminated in northern France; circa 1225-1250. Latin. Turner, op. cit., BMQ, xxxiii, pp. 23-24, pl. IX. On the development of glossed books of the Bible, see C. F. R. de Hamel, Glossed Books of the Bible and the Origins of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1225-1250
Extent:
1 item

27. Add MS 54240

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. XIV. Sermons, with other items of a devotional nature and some miscellaneous material, written in Germany; mid-late 14th cent. Latin. The sermons provide for the temporal and the sanctoral, 'De communi', 'De mortuis' etc. Possibly of Franciscan origin, see art. 8 below. Turn...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
14th century-15th century
Extent:
1 item

28. Add MS 54253

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. XXVII. Two poems by John McCrae, written and decorated by Joan Kingsford (afterw. Mrs Wood); 1926. Elaborate borders. Vellum; ff. 4. 170 x 105mm. Binding of tan morocco, blind-tooled, by C. & C. McLeish. John McCrae: Two poems by, calligraphically written: 1926. Joan K...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1926
Extent:
1 item

29. Add MS 54257

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. XXXI. Specimens of calligraphy and gilding by William Graily Hewitt (d.1952); 20th cent. Ibid., pl. XXIV. Most of these leaves were sent, presumably to Millar himself, as Christmas cards. Two decorated initials (f. 1) are by Graily Hewitt's asistant, Ida Henstock. Vellum a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 item

30. Add MS 54250

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MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. XXIV. Robert Louis Stevenson, 'Requiem', written by Edward Johnston; 10 Aug. 1908. Ibid., pl. XXIII. Vellum; f. 1. 140 x 140mm. Binding of red morocco, gilt-tooled, by W. H. Smith & Son. Robert Louis Stevenson, writer: 'Requiem' by, calligraphically written: 1908. Edwa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Aug 1908
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1 item