English nuns who took over estates in Belgium, fled from thence at the time of the French Revolution. This is a comprehensive set of their estate records 8 14th century volumes, 16 from 15th century, 69 16th century, 36 17th century, 8 18th century to 1791
Search FNL grants since 1931
Item date: 1341-1791
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 150
Institution: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Town/City: Manchester
County: Lancashire
Item date: 1200-1214
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 200
Institution: Durham Cathedral
Town/City: Durham
8vo manuscript of 121 folios of 3 separate, though continuous works: Historia Ecclesiae - the history of the churches of Lindisfarne and Durham to 1096, second section covers the period 1096 - 1144; the third, called The Chronicle of Geoffrey of Coldingham takes the history to 1199.
Item date: 1751
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Dublin edition, presented by FF Madan together with Locke Du Gouvernement Civil, Amsterdam 1755; 3rd edition of Popes Ode for Musick on St Cecilias Day 1719; 6th edition of Popes Essay on Criticism 1719; A Hand-Kerchife for Loyall Mourners 1649; A Full and Authentic Report of the Trial of Jonatha
Item date: 1592
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 25
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Unique edition with woodcuts showing gardening tools and layouts for gardens. Arthur Gimson gave 25 through FONL towards the purchase of the book
Item date: 1898, 1900
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Vale Press editions in special morocco bindings designed by Ricketts. Presented by Arthur Gimson. Illustrated as plate V of AR
Item date: 1673
Date acquired: 1949
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Dr Williams's Library
Town/City: London
First edition, presented by AF Cross
Item date: 1619
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 100
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
The first regional atlas of France, a clean tall copy containing 39 maps on 37 plates; illustrated as plate II of AR
Item date: 1325
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: 500
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Total price paid is for 12 manuscripts and 83 printed books.
Item date: 1459
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: 500
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Total price is for 12 manuscripts described separately and 83 early printed books, highlights of which include Speculum humanae saluationis (AR plate VI) Utrecht 1470; the hitherto unrecorded Prenosticata anni MCCCCLXXIX; the Caxton printing Propositio ad Carolum ducem Burgundiae 1468; Wynkyn de
Item date: 1865
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: 285
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Very rare first supressed edition with a letter inserted written by Carroll to Tom Taylor, Alices father, speculating on possible titles for the book, including the one finally chosen. Illustrated as plate I of AR