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
Search FNL grants since 1931
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
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
Contain reports of cases heard in the courts in 1455/6 and 1458/9 respectively. Printed by William de Machlinia in Holborn, the first book has the only known 15th century Holborn imprint. Very rare: only four other copies known of the first and only three of the second book. Duff nos.
The Papers of Henry Strachey, secretary to Robert Lord Clive 1764-67; his correspondence with Lord Clive as governor of Madras 1798 - 1803; the papers of John Carnac , commander at Patna in 1760; the papers of Edward Strachey, secretary to the Resident at Poona Sir Barry Close 1801-1804
Relate to customs revenues on French Spanish and other wines, Flanders lace etc. Presented by TS Blakeney
Extra illustrated. Inscribed by Jane and Isabella Bewick to William Mackey 1871. Presented by RW Hale.
Sir Eric Miller gave 250 of the FONL grant. This exquisite example of fine italic script was bought with 3 other calligraphic manuscripts: J Ragona De artificiali memoria 1465; a miscellany of grammatical tracts, c.1480 and M Gualterius De re militari, late 15th century.
Incomplete, wanting title and a number of other leaves, but only copy known to contain cancelled leaves O7-8. Presented by FS Ferguson