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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 4291-4293

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Add MS 4291-4293
Title:
BIRCH'S MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1536-1799]
Extent:
3 items

3. Add MS 4364-4365

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Add MS 4364-4365
Title:
COLLECTIONS RELATING TO THE SWISS CANTONS State papers and letters relating chiefly to the affairs of the Swiss Evangelical Cantons and Piedmont, and to Cromwell's efforts in 1656-1657, to detach the Cantons from France and to create throughout Europe an universal Protestant League. Two volumes. 1632-1714. Paper. Folio. Included are many letters from John Pell, Cromwell's Agent to the Cantons, and subsequently Resident at Zurich, and of John Durie, who with Cromwell's approbation acted with...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1632-1714
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 4456-4457

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Add MS 4456-4457
Title:
BIRCH'S POETICAL COLLECTIONS Poems, etc., collected by Thomas Birch, some being written by him; circa 1625-1760. Partly autograph. Two volumes. Small folio. The chief contents are as follows:-
Scope & Content:
Poetry TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES: T. Birch: verses written and collected by: circ. 1625-1760.: Lat., Engl. and Fr.: Partly printed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
c 1625-1760
Extent:
2 items

5. Add MS 4274-4277

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Add MS 4274-4277
Title:
THORESBY PAPERS Collections of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary, consisting of autograph letters and other documents; circ. 1539-1722. Purchased at the sale of his museum in 1764 by Thomas Birch (see 4274, f. 2). For other Thoresby MSS. see Add. MSS. 4212, 4460, 4926-4933. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper and (4274) paper and vellum. Four volumes. Folio.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1539-1722
Extent:
4 items

6. Add MS 4390

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Add MS 4390
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Scope & Content:
PAPERS relating to a report to be drawn up in London for the use of some Italian state (? Venice) as to the conditions, privileges and laws affecting the supply of provisions and manufactures into the London markets; circ. 1700. Italian and English. Paper; ff. 20. Folio. Circ. A.D 1700. Trade a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 4300-4323

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Add MS 4300-4323
Title:
BIRCH CORRESPONDENCE Collection of letters addressed to Thomas Birch; 1726-1766. Twenty-four volumes, arranged roughly in alphabetical order. The names of writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. In Add. MS. 4323 most of the letters lack signatures. French, Latin, Italian and English. Paper. Folio.
Scope & Content:
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1726-1766
Extent:
24 items

8. Add MS 4221-4225

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Add MS 4221-4225
Title:
BIRCH'S BIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONS Collection of biographical notices and memoranda of literary, scientific and other illustrious persons, made by or for Thomas Birch; circa 1730-1766. The names of the subjects, as well as of the writers of the few original letters in the volumes, are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. The substance of some of these articles is to be found in A General Dictionary Historical and Critical translated from Pierre Bayle's Dictionnaire Historique et...
Scope & Content:
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr. Biography: Collection of biographical notices by T. Birch: circ. 1730-1740.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1730-c 1766
Extent:
5 items

9. Add MS 4281-4289

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Add MS 4281-4289
Title:
DESMAIZEAUX PAPERS Correspondence and papers of Pierre Des Maizeaux (d. 1745), author of literary biographies, gentleman of the King's Household, etc.; 1688-1744. French and English. Arranged in alphabetical order. Many of the writers were booksellers or publishers living in Paris, Amsterdam, The Hague, etc. Vol. IX contains the miscellaneous papers of Des Maizeaux, including testimonials of his college career at Berne and Geneva from the year 1688, papers connected with the grant to him of...
Scope & Content:
Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Correspondence and papers: 1688-1744.: Fr. and Engl.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1688-1744
Extent:
9 items

10. Add MS 4278-4280

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Add MS 4278-4280
Title:
PELL- PAPERS (lst Series) Correspondence and papers of Dr. John Pell, mathematician, political agent of Cromwell to the protestant cantons of Switzerland and Resident at Zurich (1654-1658); 1631-1683. Latin, French, English, German, Italian and Dutch. For other series of Pell papers see Add. MSS. 4394-4404 and 4407-4431. The correspondence is mainly of a scientific rather than a political character, though a number of allusions are made to affairs connected with his Swiss mission, and many ...
Scope & Content:
John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence and papers: 1631-1683.: Partly autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1631-1683
Extent:
3 items