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375 drawings, representing the bulk of Preedys output. He was the only 19th century architect of the gothic revival to be a competent designer and manufacturer of stained glass and he was used by William Burges and William Butterfield in their building projects. ILlustrated at p.46 of AR

18 boxes of Manuscript letters, journals and associated papers, relating to the life and work of the Rev. John Clarke and his circle of Baptist pastors and missionaries.

130 pages written in pencil throughout, containing material for the poem Sponsa Dei, with prose aphorisms, notes to himself and snatches of verse

An autograph volume describing travels on the Upper Nile, three years residence in Ethiopia and return via Khartoum. Highly detailed on local cusoms and cultures: Parkyns married an Ethiopian during his travels.

Contains fair copies of the despatches received and sent by Gambara whilst in London, a total of 694 folio pages. It covers a period of turmoil in Europe, dominated by war between Charles V and Francis I of France, the spread of Lutheranism and the Sack of Rome.

A collection of some 140 documents, title deeds, wills and a rental dated 1584. Most relate to the Harvey and Hanchett families. Grant from the Esme Fairbairn Charitable Trust. Illustrated at p. 38 of AR

First edition, hitherto unlisted in ESTC. Contains 60 copper plate engravings incorporating 180 designs. Several have been identified as being by leading London cabinet makers such as Ince and Mayhew, Robert Manwaring and Thomas Chippendale.

Rowses working copy, together with his own copy of his edition of The Two Chiefs, 1969. They complement the copy of The Two Chiefs marked up for the press and the rest of AL Rowses literary papers already at the University Library

Acquisitions include Hardys working drawings for family tombstones at Stinsford, the original Macbeth-Raeburn illustrations for the Osgood, McIlvaine Wessex Novels editions and 7 lots relating to national and Dorchester productions of Hardys dramatic works. Illustrated at p.34 of AR

62 medieval deeds and documents together with documents recording changes of ownership and management of the property in the 17th and 18th centuries.