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41. Add MS 5247

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Title:
Standards, flags and arms of the companies of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex's army
Scope & Content:
Watercolour drawings of the flags and arms of the companies of Robert Devereux (1591-1646), 3rd Earl of Essex's Parliamentary army, as well as of the Scottish and Irish forces, from the time of the English Civil War and the resulting Commonwealth. The drawings are executed directly on the folios ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume (164 folios)

42. Add MS 5251

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Title:
A book of drawings made by William Courten, begun in 1673
Scope & Content:
A book of drawings by the hand of William Courten (1652-1702), all in red chalk, begun in January 1673. Only five folios from the album are filled with drawings, mostly landscapes. Where the same drawing is repeated twice on the same folio, the drawing at the top of the page is by Jan van der Vaa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume (5 items)

43. Add MS 5252

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Title:
Watercolours, textile appliques and silk embroideries collected by Engelbert Kaempfer in Japan
Scope & Content:
Japanese watercolours, Chinese silk embroideries and Japanese textile appliques collected by Dr Engelbert Kaempfer during his sojourn in Japan (1690-92) whilst in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as medical officer. The drawings and multi-media works pasted on paper were former...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Japanese
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:

10 boxes (91 items)

44. Add MS 5252/1-10

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Title:
Watercolours of temples and other buildings, executed by a Japanese artist, collected by Dr. Engelbert Kaempfer
Scope & Content:
Ten watercolours of Japanese temples and beauty spots around Kyoto, preceded by a loose sheet of paper inscribed in English with the title: "Drawings of Japanese Temples & other Buildings, as also of their habits & done by the Japanese themselves, and brought fom thence by Dr. Engelbert ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Japanese
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 box (11 items)

45. Add MS 5252/11-20

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Title:
Watercolours of temples and other buildings, executed by a Japanese artist, collected by Dr. Engelbert Kaempfer
Scope & Content:
Ten watercolours of Japanese temples and beauty spots mainly around Kyoto. The items are mounted individually. On the verso of each item is an inscription in Japanese executed in brush calligraphy indicating the place name, as well as a transliteration of the same in in Latin script. A list of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Japanese
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 box (10 items)

46. Add MS 5252/21-30

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Title:
Watercolours of temples and other buildings, executed by a Japanese artist, collected by Dr. Engelbert Kaempfer
Scope & Content:
Ten watercolours of Japanese temples and beauty spots mainly around Kyoto. The items are mounted individually. On the verso of each is an inscription in Japanese executed in brush calligraphy indicating the place name, as well as a transliteration of the same in in Latin script. A list of the pl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Japanese
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 box (10 items)

47. Add MS 5252/31-40

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Add MS 5252/31-40
Title:
Watercolours of temples and other buildings, executed by a Japanese artist, collected by Dr. Engelbert Kaempfer
Scope & Content:
Ten watercolours of Japanese temples and beauty spots mainly around Kyoto. The items are mounted individually. On the verso of each is an inscription in Japanese executed in brush calligraphy indicating the place name, as well as a transliteration of the same in in Latin script. A list of the pl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Japanese
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 box (10 items)

48. Add MS 5252/41-50

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Title:
Watercolours of temples and other buildings, executed by a Japanese artist, collected by Dr. Engelbert Kaempfer
Scope & Content:
Ten watercolours of Japanese temples and beauty spots mainly around Kyoto. The items are mounted individually. On the verso of each is an inscription in Japanese executed in brush calligraphy indicating the place name, as well as a transliteration of the same in in Latin script. A list of the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Japanese
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 box (10 items)

49. Add MS 5252/51-59

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Title:
Textile appliques and Japanese watercolours collected by Dr. Engelbert Kaempfer
Scope & Content:
Japanese watercolours and multi-media works pasted on paper collected by Dr Engelbert Kaempfer. Summary description of contents: 51-52. Textile appliques (oshi-e) of two flowering branches, pasted down on a rectangular paper support measuring 195 x 295 mm. In relief on the paper mount, these ap...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Japanese
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 box (9 items)

50. Add MS 5252/60-64

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Title:
Silk-embroidered figures in Japanese costumes collected by Dr. Engelbert Kaempfer
Scope & Content:
Figural silk embroideries manufactured in China showing figures in Japanese costumes, pasted down on paper, each sheet measuring 275 x 205 mm.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 box (8 items)

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