Main contents are the statutes of the realm, from Magna Carta to the early 14th century, about equally divided between Latin and Anglo-French, with a list of weights sealed in the guildhall at Marl
The only surviving Minute book of the Committee for Discoveries, one of the many such committees set up by the Long Parliament in a desperate attempt to finance their war against the King.
284 pieces for Piano collected by the Princess, only child of George IV, with a pen drawing by her of couples dancing as frontipiece.
Richard Kornicki, Chair, writes: As a young man in 1746, James Cook was apprenticed to master mariner and shipowner John Walker.
For the period 1685-1683 apparently the only surviving record of the Royal Commission in charge of the rebuilding of the Cathedral. Illustrated as frontispiece of AR
The earliest written example yet known of an English fairy story for children.
Contains notes on Jean Cavalier, leader of the Protestant Camisards of the Cvennes in their revolt against Louis XIV after the revocatin of the Edict of Nantes.
92 pages with 3 full page drawings. Mostly notes of pictures seen in the great collections in Paris with notes on sale prices of some of them
Presented by the Pilgrim Trust through FONL. A small notebook of 26 leaves in which IN noted down personal expenses in his first year at Trinity. Illustrated as plate I of AR
Dr Jill Whitelock, Head of Special Collections, writes: Cambridge University Library is very grateful to the Friends of the National Libraries for generously supporting
Essays on ancient historical & philosophical subjects plus lecture notes and 9 full page pen and ink cartoons, plus other thumbnail sketches of Merton dons
A well-thumbed and slightly shabby notebook containing amended copies of 22 poems written between November 1923 and February 1924, shortly before Audens 17th birthday.