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1061. Add MS 5014

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Add MS 5014
Title:
INSTRUCTIONS FROM OLIVER CROMWELL, Lord Protector, to Charles Fleetwood, Lord Deputy of Ireland; 17 Aug. 1654
Scope & Content:
Signed and sealed. The instructions appoint members of the Council of Ireland and give general orders under eighteen heads for the administration of the country. Vellum; 2 membranes (joined at the head). 690 mm x 570 mm. A.D. 1654. Presented by William Cromwell, great-grandson of Oliver Cromwel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1654
Extent:
1 item

1062. Add MS 5015

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Add MS 5015
Title:
'A CATALOGUE of all the Manuscripts Bequeathed by the Rev. Thomas Birch, D.D. to be preserved in the British Museum To which is added a Catalogue of all the other Manuscripts Bequeathed Presented or Purchased to the Present Time by the Rev. Samuel Ayscough'; 1781
Scope & Content:
A transcript, chiefly in Ayscough's autograph, of part (i.e. covering Add. MSS. 4101-5014) of his Catalogue of the Manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed ... published in 1782, the contents being arranged in numerical order of the MSS. and not in subject order as in the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1781
Extent:
1 item

1063. Add MS 5016

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Add MS 5016
Title:
Forme of Cury
Scope & Content:
Forme of Cury, a treatise on cookery by the chief cook of Richard II’s household, composed c.1390. Opens with an introductory paragraph: ‘[Thys?] forme of cury was compiled of the chef Maister Cokes of kyng Richard the Se[cu]nde kyng of [En]glond aftir the Conquest. the which was acounted þe be...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1420s
Extent:

Parchment roll

1064. Add MS 5017

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Title:
'ORDERS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF OUR BEDCHAMBER and Privy Lodgings with the Districts of the same', drawn up by James II; 14 Apr. 1685
Scope & Content:
. Certified as a true copy by Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland. Paper; ff. 12. Small folio. A.D. 1685. The MS. formerly belonged to Thomas Payne, the elder, bookseller, who gave it to George Scott of Woolston Hall, co. Essex, on 30 May 1770 (cf. note in Scott's hand, f.1). It was purchased...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1685
Extent:
1 item

1065. Add MS 5018

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Add MS 5018
Title:
Watercolours of plants of Japan, with their name in Japanese and Dutch, followed by a description in Dutch
Scope & Content:
84 watercolours of plants from Japan with their name inscribed in Japanese and in Dutch, or Latin (ff. 1-82). The drawings are followed by a description of the plants handwritten in Dutch (ff. 83-157). Exceptions are the text on f. 148 and f. 155, where there are notes on the plants handwritten ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, German, Japanese, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century-Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (159 items)

1066. Add MS 5019

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Add MS 5019
Title:
Charts by Joan Martines of Messina
Scope & Content:
Seven charts drawn in ink and watercolours, heightened in gold, made by Joanes Martines, a chart maker from Messina, possibly intended as a presentation piece. Each map is drawn on parchment on a double page opening. The first map is signed and dated: 'Joan martines en messina Añy 1582'. Several...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:

1 volume (9 folios)

1067. Add MS 5020

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Title:
Plans of the Mine of Dannemora in Sweden by Johan Tobias Geisler
Scope & Content:
Plans of the Mine of Dannemora (Uppsala, Sweden), with manuscript inscriptions in Swedish, signed by the mine surveyor Johan Tobias Geisler. The drawings are executed on paper, directly onto the folios of the manuscript, with the exception of item 1, a large foldout map of the ground level of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Swedish
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (29 folios)

1068. Add MS 5021

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Add MS 5021
Title:
Maps, chiefly of various parts of Sweden
Scope & Content:
A large folio volume with maps in ink and watercolours, chiefly of various regions in Sweden. The maps are on paper, which has been pasted down on the folios of the album or laid down on canvas. The maps include manuscript place names and table of contents, all in Swedish, unless otherwise speci...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Swedish
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 volume (11 items)

1069. Add MS 5022

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Add MS 5022
Title:
Plans of the copper mine of Stora Kopparberg in Sweden
Scope & Content:
Plans of the 'Stora Kopparberg', the great copper mine of Kopparberg in Sweden, dated 1709, with inscriptions in Swedish. Inscribed within a cartouche on f.1 is the title "Charta ofwer Stora Koppar-bergs Grufwa A.o 1709". The drawings are executed on paper, directly on the folios of the manuscrip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Swedish
Date Range:
1709
Extent:
1 volume (20 folios)

1070. Add MS 5023

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 5023
Title:
Miscellaneous drawings of the human body, ships and geometrical figures
Scope & Content:
15 loose drawings, 11 of which are stored together in one folder, catalogued as Add MS 5023. Items 1, 2, 6 and 14 from Add MS 5023 are rolls and are stored separately and catalogued as Add MS 5023/1, Add MS 5023/2, Add MS 5023/6 and Add MS 5023/14. The drawings in this folder all differ in siz...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 folder (11 drawings)

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