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Bennett was steward of Lord Arundell of Wardour; the book refers to the Arundell property in Wiltshire and Bennetts draft will. Presented by TS Blakeney

126 leaves complete in a modern binding by Douglas Cockerell. Contains two prayers addressed to Richard Scrope, the Archbishop of York executed in 1405 by King Henry IV and popularly venerated as a saint at York, which are unique to this manuscript

Single leaf, probably a proof pull printed possibly at La Rochelle with type cast by Jrme Haultin, pasted to the first flyleaf of a volume containing three works by Daid Chambers, Lord Ormond published at Paris in 1579. The only known copy of the poem from the life-time of the poet

Slightly imperfect vellum manuscript of 144 folios with initials in blue, containing a Latin text of the Gesta Romanorum. Bound in contemporary oak boards

Presented by WL Wood

Small devotional manuscript cotaining a Kalendar with many Scottish saints as well as Psalms, Devotions to the BVM, Seven Penitential Psalms and Vigils of the Dead. Illustrated as frontispiece of AR

Binding in the style of Sangorski & Sutcliffe. The bookwas bound at evening classes at Camberwell School of Art, Alec Vaughan being the instructor in bookbinding. Presented by Mr & Mrs Albert Ehrman

These orchestral scores are of particular interest as there is no published full score of either work. Some interesting musical variants in Patience. BL had no major Sullivan scores until this acquisition. Add MSS 53777 - 53779

Second quarto edition, attributed to Shakespeare on the title pages of the 1608 and 1619 quartos. Play based on a real-life murder celebrated in pamphlet ballad and play

Letters contain much information about the Daniel Press and references to Gerard Manley Hopkins and the proposed publication of his poems