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Reference (shelfmark):: Yates Thompson MS 1-59
Title:: Yates Thompson Manuscripts
Scope & Content:: Illuminated manuscripts collected by Henry Yates Thompson (b. 1838, d. 1928).
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, English, Middle, French, French, Old, Greek, Ancient, Italian, Latin, and Russian
Date Range:: 12th century-17th century
Extent:: 59 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Yongle dadian (24 volumes)
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典
Scope & Content:: Chinese imperial encyclopaedia, commissioned by the Yongle Emperor and completed in 1408. This is the second manuscript edition (Jiajing to Longqing period 1562-72). The volumes are unique and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1562-1572
Extent:: 24 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: YULE, Sir HENRY (1820-1889)
Title:: YULE, Sir HENRY (1820-1889) Yule served in India with the Bengal Engineers from 1840 to 1862. He was first posted to the Khasi Hills, Assam, where he ...
Scope & Content:: YULE, Sir HENRY (1820-1889) Yule served in India with the Bengal Engineers from 1840 to 1862. He was first posted to the Khasi Hills, Assam, where he became interested in the customs and megaliths of the Khasis. In 1843 he was sent to the Punjab to work on the west Jumma canals. At the end o...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1840-1900
Extent:: 113 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Zargorsky Coll
Title:: The Zargorsky Collection
Scope & Content:: A collection of early Bulgaria Postage Stamp Issues (both genuine and forgeries) mounted on expert certificates by Dragomir Zargorsky.
Collection Area:: Philatelic Collections
Languages:: Bulgarian and English
Date Range:: 1879-1885
Extent:: 1 Box

Reference (shelfmark):: Zweig MS 1-218
Title:: Stefan Zweig Collection: Music, literary and historical manuscripts
Scope & Content:: Comprising items collected by Stefan Zweig and by his immediate heirs, with a number presented to Zweig by the writers. All manuscripts are autograph unless otherwise stated. A number of the music manuscripts from the collection were formerly placed on loan in the British Library, the Mozart man...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:: 1538-1936
Extent:: 205 items

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