‘Duplicate Specification of William Henry Fox Talbot Esqre. for ‘Improvements in the Art of Engraving’.’ (29 October, 1852). National Trust Accession: 35165.
‘William Henry Fox Talbot.’ (25 September, 1855) and (4 October, 1859). Patent 565 for ‘Improvements in the Art of Engraving.’ Patent document has a large wax seal attached. National Trust Accession: 31910.
‘Harrow’ (September, 1811). Pocket notebook belonging to W. H. F. Talbot whilst at Harrow School. Contains lists of fellow pupils' names. National Trust Accession: 26469.
‘Agenda Perpétuel.’ (1831). Lady Elisabeth Feilding’s diary, brown embossed leather with internal pocket, fastened by pencil holder, with pencil. National Trust Accession: 35714.
Starting with 'Latin trial' this exercise book contains distinct but related entries on left and right pages. Pages on the left contain definitions of characters and places in Greek mythology, notes on history and grammatical rules in Latin and Greek. Pages on the right are short extracts of pri...
The notebook contains etymological notes on specific English terms, but does not seem to be directly related to English Etymologies. Talbot edited the notes with a different pen.
The notebook starts with the headline 'Part omitted' and contains only two and a half pages of notes on Greek etymology, possibly related to Talbot's English Etymologies.
The notebook contains very few notes on etymology, mainly of Italian words. It is probably from the 1830s when Talbot dedicated a lot of time to etymology.