ALBUM AMICORUM Georgii Sigismundi Au, Altorfini; containing autograph inscriptions, dated principally at Altdorf, in Bavaria, in the years 1721-1752; accompanied by coloured drawings and coats of arms, views of towns, pieces of silk embroidery, etc. Paper. Oblong Octavo. [Add. 18,975.]
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Autographs German: Professors and others at Altorf: 1688-1745. Topography Germany: Views of German towns, etc.: 1721-1752. Georgius Sigismundus Au, Altorfinus: Album: 1721-1752.
Original letters from King Charles I to Prince Rupert, 8 Mar 1643-4 Aug 1645
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Thirteen letters of King Charles I to Prince Rupert, 8 Mar 1643-4 Aug 1645. Twelve of these letters were bought by the British Museum at the sale of Prince Rupert's correspondence in 1851-1852, and were evidently separated from the main chronological series (Add MSS 18980-18982) as letters of t...
Two letters of King Charles I to Edward Littleton, Baron Littleton, Keeper of the Great Seal, dated York, 15 and 19 May 1642
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Contents: ff. 1r-2v: Letter of King Charles I to Edward Littleton, Baron Littleton, Lord Keeper, York, 14 May 1642. With postscript and signature in the king's hand. The letter orders a proclamation for holding Trinity term next ensuing at York. f. 3r: Letter of King Charles I to Edward Littl...
This volume contains the Proverbs and Job in bilingual Coptic and Arabic texts. For extracts, see Cureton and Rieu, Catalogus, pp. 354-355. Contents: Proverbs, fols. 2r–49r Introductory note on Job (taqdima), fol. 49v Job, fols. 50r–165r Scribal notes: 165 There are two colophons on ff 49r...
This volume contains two theological tracts by ʿAmmār al-Basṛī : 1) Kitāb al-burhān (كتاب البرهان), ‘The Proof ’ (fols. 1v-43r); 2) Kitāb al-masāʾil wa-l-ajwibah (كتاب المسائل والأجوبة), ‘Questions and answers’ (fols. 44r-127v). The two tracts transmitted in this manuscript are written by t...