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1701. Egerton MS 3714-3720

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3714-3720
Title:
'HISTORY OF THE CAPTIVITY OF NAPOLEON AT ST HELENA', by William Forsyth, 1853: the printed work, grangerized in 1919 by the addition of letters (in English, French, German, Italian and Arabic), engraved portraits, views, maps, etc., relating to the captivity (1815-1821) and to persons and places mentioned in the narrative. The additional material was collected by Canon Edwin Brook-Jackson and his wife, Christian Alexandra (see their Introduction, Vol. I, f. 3). Some of it supplements the pap...
Scope & Content:
Island of Saint Helena: Views: 19th cent.: Mostly engr. Napoleon I of France: Grangerized copy of W. Forsyth's 'History' of his captivity: 19th-20th centt. Napoleon I of France: Portraits: 19th cent.: Mostly engr. and lithogr. William Forsyth, LLD; author: Grangerized copy of his 'History of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
7 items

1702. Egerton MS 3764

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3764
Title:
PRIORISTA FIORENTINO; a chronological list by Angelo and Francesco Gaddi of the priors of Florence from 1282 to 1532, with extensive marginal notes; aft. 1495-16th cent. Italian. Copied from the autograph MS. partly in the hand of Francesco Gaddi, now Florence, Archivio di Stato, Tratte 132 bis, shortly after Francesco had completed his section covering the years from 1477 to 1495, with later additions. Also lists other officials, especially members of balìe, accoppiatori, etc., appointed fr...
Scope & Content:
Rivière and Son; bookbinders: Bound,: 19th-20th cent. Bindings ENGLISH: White vellum stamped in gold, by R. Riviere and Son,: 19th-20th cent. Florence, Italy: List of priors 1282 to 1532 by A. and F. Gaddi,: 15th-16th cent: Ital: Contemporary copy. Angelo di Zanobi Gaddi, Prior of Florence: C...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
after 1495-16th century
Extent:
1 item

1703. Egerton MS 3796

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3796
Title:
GIACOMO LEOPARDI: autograph corrections for the printer for his translation of the Aeneid, Book II; circa 1817-1823. Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Catalogue 960, no. 433, 24 May 1976. Paper; ff. ii+1. 199 x 133 mm.
Scope & Content:
Giacomo Leopardi, poet: Poetry ITALIAN: Publius Virgilius Maro: Corrections to the transl. of Virgil's Aeneid II by Giacomo Leopardi: early 19th cent: Ital: Autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1817-1823
Extent:
1 item

1704. Egerton MS 3798

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3798
Title:
ROMAN HISTORY: 'Relazione della corte di Roma e del regolamento del dominio pontificio'; 1786. Anon. Purchased of R. & J. Balding, Edinburgh, 23 September 1976. Paper; ff. ii+127. 274 x 204 (219 x 151)mm. 22 lines. Gatherings 18 2-912 rest irregular. Floral vellum binding.
Scope & Content:
Bindings ITALIAN: Floral vellum binding: late 18th cent. History: Italy General: 'Relazione della corte di Roma e del regolamento del dominio pontificio': 1786: Ital.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1786
Extent:
1 item

1705. Egerton MS 3810

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3810
Title:
GUASCONI PAPERS: letters from Cardinal Leopoldo de' Medici to Bernardino Guasconi, al. Sir Bernard Gascoyne; 1663-1670. Italian. Partly signed. Followed (f. 20) by a letter from Prince Matthias de' Medici to Marchese Colloredo, 1644, bearing Guasconi's annotations. Supplementing Add. 34077, ff. 1-63, 38850 and RP 862(1) and 935. Purchased from Michael Langley, Esq., Oct. 1984. Paper; ff. i+21. British Library arrangement.
Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 1-19v Leopoldo de' Medici, Prince of Tuscany; Cardinal: Sir Bernard Gascoigne, alias Gascoyne formerly Guasconi; diplomatist: Letters to B. Guasconi from Cardinal L. de' Medici: 1663-1670: Ital: Partly signed.f. 20 Prince Matthias de' Medici,; son of Cosimo II, Grand Duke of T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1663-1670
Extent:
1 item

1706. Egerton MS 3822-3862

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3822-3862
Title:
D'ARCY OSBORNE DIARIES. Diaries, with related letters and ephemera of the diplomatist Sir Francis D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne, 12th and last Duke of Leeds (b.1884, d.1964), covering much of his career in Rome (1909-1913, 1929-1931), Washington (1913-1918, 1931-1936), the Hague (1918-1919), London (1920-1928), Lisbon (1928-1929) and the Holy See (1936-1947); 1898-1964. Mostly autograph. The pre-1940 diaries (Eg. 3822-3845) are contained in twenty-six bound volumes of holograph diaries and date b...
Scope & Content:
Diaries and Memoranda: Sir Francis D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne, 12th Duke of Leeds; Minister to the Holy See: Diaries with related papers: 1898-1964: Mostly autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1898-1964
Extent:
41 items

1707. Egerton MS 3880

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3880
Title:
Richard Symonds (1617-1660), royalist and antiquary: Commonplace-book, circa 1637-1677, with later additions partly by Sir Richard Gipps (d. 1708), circa 1685-1715. Mainly autograph. Partly Latin, Greek and Italian, and engraved. Several distinct stages are apparent in the compilation of this large and varied collection. It was begun, perhaps circa 1637 (cf. watermark), as a commonplace-book of moral and related topics the heads of which were listed in a prefatory ‘Index Capitum’ (ff. 2-3) a...
Scope & Content:
Commonplace Books: Richard Symonds, royalist and antiquary: Sir Richard Gipps, Suffolk antiquary: Entries in commonplace-book formerly bel. to R. Symonds by Sir Richard Gipps: circa 1685-1708: Autograph. Commonplace Books: Richard Symonds, royalist and antiquary: Commonplace-book of Richard Sym...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1632-1715
Extent:
1 item

1708. H.1286.b.(5*.)

Reference (shelfmark):
H.1286.b.(5*.)
Title:
LUIGI GORDIGIANI: ‘Le tre nazioni: scherzo a tre voci, con accompagnamento di P.F.’; circa 1850. For two tenors, bass and piano. Beginning ‘Yes! Oui! Ja! Viva la società!’. Probably autograph. Dedicated ‘à Lord Vernon’, and bound in a volume of printed songs with the Vernon bookplate. Pages trimmed at top and bottom. Purchased, Dec. 1977. ff. 5. Largest size 306 x 217mm.
Scope & Content:
Bookplates and Book-stamps: George John Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon; afterwards Warren: Armorial bookplate of George John Venables-Vernon: circa 1850. Luigi Gordigiani, composer: 'Le tre nazione': scherzo a tre voci by Luigi Gordigiani: circa 1850: Ital: probably autogr.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 item

1709. Harley MS 1-7661

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1-7661
Title:
Harley Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts collected by Robert Harley (d 1724) and Edward Harley (d 1741), 1st and 2nd Earls of Oxford. c 1300-c 1700. 7661 manuscripts
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, Arabic, Dutch, English, English, Middle, English, Old, French, French, Old, Georgian, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Irish, Irish, Old, Italian, Latin, Slavic languages, and Turkish
Date Range:
c 1300-c 1700
Extent:
7689 items

1710. Hirsch 199.-M.1356a

Reference (shelfmark):
Hirsch 199.-M.1356a
Title:
The Hirsch Collecton
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts from the music library of the industrialist and collector Paul Hirsch (1881-1951). Administrative context: Hirsch's music library in Frankfurt am Main, Germany was one of the finest private libraries of its kind. Hirsch began to assemble his collection in 1896, focussing in particu...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1160-1925
Extent:
76 items

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