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1. Harley MS 3941/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3941/1
Title:
Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae
Scope & Content:
The first of two volumes of the Etymologiae of Isidore of Seville (b.c. 560, d. 636), an encyclopedia in twenty books dedicated to Braulio, Bishop of Saragossa (b. 590, d. 651), the editor of the text. The second volume is Harley 3941/2. Contents: f. 1r: Letter of Braulio to Isidore, imperfect, begi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Breton and Latin
Date Range:
9th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

2. Add MS 88942/1/43

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88942/1/43
Title:
Talbot: Notebook
Scope & Content:
Inscribed 'ETF', this notebook contains notes by Talbot's mother Elisabeth Theresa Feilding. It contains: mathematical notes like 'Transverse axis of an Ellipses or Hyperbola'; definitions of optical, mathematical and chemical terminology in English and French; definitions and translations of more g...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1811
Extent:
1 notebook (92 folios, 101 pages of text)

3. Add MS 88942/1/44

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88942/1/44
Title:
Talbot: Notebook
Scope & Content:
Notebook started in Worthing, contains a frontispiece carrying the title ('A. Cantor's new Commercial Memorandum Book') and three pages of printed text as well as some handwritten notes. 'Cantor's' on the frontispiece is crossed out twice and replaced by 'Carter's' in pencil. Front to back: The note...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic, Egyptian (Ancient), English, German, Greek, Ancient, and Hebrew
Date Range:
1823-1826
Extent:
1 notebook (80 folios, 65 pages of text)

4. Add MS 88942/1/53

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88942/1/53
Title:
Talbot: Notebook
Scope & Content:
Notebook starting ‘Redundant vowel.’ It contains a few notes on Greek/English, Greek/German and Greek/French etymology. One page at the beginning is entitled 'Nov 30th 1836. Abbotsbury'. Includes brief descriptions of some plates from Monumenti Etruschi by the Italian archaeologist Francesco Inghira...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1836
Extent:
1 notebook (17 folios, 7 pages of text)

5. Add MS 88942/1/164

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88942/1/164
Title:
Talbot: Notebook
Scope & Content:
The notebook consists of a few pages filled with a transcription of a cuneiform text on the right with footnotes and etymological and philological annotations on the left. See also Add MS 88942/1/115, Add MS 88942/1/138, and Add MS 88942/1/165.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Akkadian, English, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
1856?
Extent:
1 notebook (26 folios, 12 pages of text)

6. Add MS 88942/1/55

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88942/1/55
Title:
Talbot: Notebook
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
1847?
Extent:
1 notebook (9 folios, 11 pages of text), 1 loose sheet

7. Add MS 88942/1/64

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88942/1/64
Title:
Talbot: Notebook
Scope & Content:
The notebook contains etymological notes on Greek, Latin, German, Danish, Italian, Persian, and lists of words with 'uncertain and doubtful origin'. Back to front (upside-down): lists of population figures for England, Wales, Scotland, and other partly demographical figures and accounts of English p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, French, Gaelic, Greek, Ancient, Irish, Italian, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit, and Welsh
Date Range:
1830s
Extent:
1 notebook (22 folios, 40 pages of text), 23 loose sheets (23 folios, 44 pages of text)

8. Add MS 88942/1/49

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88942/1/49
Title:
Talbot: Notebook
Scope & Content:
The notebook contains notes on English, French, German, and Italian Etymology. Only few pages are used. Notebook started: Aug 1833.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1833
Extent:
1 notebook (42 folios, 11 pages of text)

9. Add MS 88942/1/48

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88942/1/48
Title:
Talbot: Notebook
Scope & Content:
The notebook contains notes on the etymology of English, German, Italian and French words, names and places. Notebook started: 1 Mar 1832.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1832
Extent:
1 notebook (38 folios, 44 pages of text)

10. Add MS 88942/1/61

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88942/1/61
Title:
Talbot: Notebook
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1830s
Extent:
1 notebook (22 folios, 5 pages of text)