Manuscript Exemplification of rec overy of the Forest of Westbeare, Hants
Large illuminated initial opens the document with a half length portrait of Charles I painted in colours and enclosed in a yellow baroque frame. Presented by WL Wood
Large illuminated initial opens the document with a half length portrait of Charles I painted in colours and enclosed in a yellow baroque frame. Presented by WL Wood
Unpublished. Presented by TS Blakeney. Add MS 54351
Richard Daniel, of Alverton, Penzance ,was a merchant engaged in trade at Middleburg, Holland. The book is a unique record of trade between the two countries at this period
Many documents concerning Admiral Sir Robert Brice Kingsmill (1730 - 1805) and his nephew John Woodham, later Sir John Kingsmill of Hermitage Park, Dublin.
Piero Cavalli was the foremost Italian opera composer of the mid-17th century, and Erismena was first performed in Venice in 1655.
Queen Elizabeths original grant of Arms to the City of Westminster, followed the incorporation of the City as a seat of municipal government
Grant of lands by John Duke of Norfolk, Walter Lyhert Bishop of Norwich and others to the Great Hospital Norwich
Detailed family history covering the lifetime of the authors father (1787-1862) with details of the china clay industry he began near St Austell in 1831.
In a magnificent jewelled binding from Trier (illustrated as frontispiece to AR) Presented by John Ehrman in memory of his father Albert Ehrman, creator of the Broxbourne Library, together with som
Drawn up at Fountaines death by Captain William Price, the catalogue constitutes a major source for our knowledge of Fountaines collection and its display at Narford.
Written during a journey from Midnapore in Bengal to Simla while Trower was on sick leave. Illustrated with pen and ink and water colour sketches
With watercolour sketch plan of the Battle of Seringapatam