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1. 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

2. Add MS 4698

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Add MS 4698
Title:
TREATISES
Scope & Content:
On various medical subjects; 15th cent. (1) 'A Judicial [of Urines]', beg. 'Uryne browne wiþ a blake rynge is signe of deþe'. ff. 8-15b. (2) Recipes for coloured medicines. ff. 15b- 16b. (3) Treatise in English upon herbs, arranged in alphabetical order. It begins 'Agnus is an herbe þt men...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 4716-4718

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Add MS 4716-4718
Title:
LETTER-BOOKS OF JOHN DODINGTON, Resident at Venice, with copies of various letters and papers concerning his post
Scope & Content:
Three volumes, of which Vol. I contains chiefly correspondence between the Doge and his ministers and the British Ambassador, Lord Fauconberg, and Dodington. English and Italian (some with English translations), Latin and cipher. Paper. Small folio. 1670-1672. Presented by Dr. Edward Young, 18 M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1670-1672
Extent:
3 items

4. Add MS 4740-4747

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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

5. Add MS 4857-4900

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Add MS 4857-4900
Title:
BANKS COLLECTION
Scope & Content:
Collections, mostly in Icelandic and relating to Iceland, presented by Sir Joseph Banks, 1767-1781. Banks visited Iceland in 1772 and brought back a collection of printed books and MSS. which he presented to the British Museum on 3 December 1772. The MSS. may be identified from a 'Catalogue of B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Latin, and Low German
Date Range:
[1160-1799]
Extent:
44 items

6. Add MS 5027 C

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Add MS 5027 C
Title:
"De Rebus Indicis…in museo D.ni Andreae Vendrameno repositis". A manuscript catalogue illustrated with pen drawings of objects once in the museum of Andrea Vendramin in Venice
Scope & Content:
Pen drawings of objects collected by Andrea Vendramin in his museum in Venice and whose provenance is described by Vendramin as 'from the Indies and various other parts of the world'. Objects include plants and animal specimens, weapons, playing cards, porcelain, coins and medals. The drawings ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
1627
Extent:
1 volume (58 folios)

7. Add MS 5036-5062

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Add MS 5036-5062
Title:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works
Scope & Content:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works. Prefixed to Add MS 5036 is a letter from Gabriel Mathias to the trustees of the British Museum, containing an extract from the will of James Mathias esq, from which it appears that these volumes are all...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
27 volumes

8. 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

9. Add MS 5233

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Add MS 5233
Title:
Drawings, notes and letters collected by Dr Edward Browne during his travels across Europe
Scope & Content:
Sketches, notes and letters collected and / or made by Dr Edward Browne during his travels across Europe (1664-65 and 1668-69) and later assembled by his father, Dr Thomas Browne. The drawings and inscriptions are made on paper and pasted on the folios of the albums. Several items bear an additi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:

1 volume (89 items)

10. Add MS 5255

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Add MS 5255
Title:
Costume album with Persian and Turkish Officers of State with their wives and other women
Scope & Content:
109 drawings, the vast majority watercolours depicting costumes of mostly Persian and Turkish officers of state. Some of the drawings bear the name of the depicted figure handwritten in pen in Italian. There are red-bordered strip labels pasted below most of the drawings, handwritten in English....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
17th century - 18th century
Extent:

1 volume (109 drawings)