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1. Add MS 44919

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Add MS 44919
Title:
MISCELLANE0US Letters and Papers, viz.:- A. Letter from Alexander Pope, the poet, to Dr William Cowper, the antiquary, thanking him for his letter and verses, and recommending classical models; Twickenham, 5 Feb. 173½. Copy. Printed in The Correspondence of Alexander Pope, ed. G. Sherburn, 1956, iii, pp. 268-269. f. 1. Presented by William H. Robinson Ltd. B. Letter from Robert Burns, the eldest son of the poet, to - Dickson of The Morning Post, London, with local and personal gossip; Dumf...
Scope & Content:
includes: f. 1 Alexander Pope, poet: Letter to W. Cowper: 1732.: Copy. f. 3 Robert Burns, son of the poet: Letter to - Dickson: 1851. f. 5 George Canning, Prime Minister: Satirical poem, 'Mr Whitbread's Speech': 1806.: Copy. f. 5 Samuel Whitbread, MP: Satirical poem on, by G. Canning: 1806.: Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
13th century-20th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 45570-45573 B

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Add MS 45570-45573 B
Title:
'THE HEROIC EFFIGIES'S (sic) OF PATRIARCHS, IN ANCIENT COINS' (also entitled 'Metallographia Sacra') by the Rev. William Stukeley, M.D., F.S.A.; 1755. An unpublished (and apparently unfinished) work consisting of drawings of selected classical coins, with notes identifying the subjects either with characters from the Old Testament or with aspects of the supposed patriarchal religion, most of the drawings being copied from J. Foy- Vaillant, Numismata Aerea Imperatorum...in Coloniis, Paris, 16...
Scope & Content:
William Stukeley, antiquary: 'The Heroic Effigies's [sic] of Patriarchs': 1755.: Autogr. Numismatics: W. Stukeley, 'The Heroic Effigies's (sic) of Patriarchs': 1755.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1755
Extent:
5 items