24 grants for 1994.
The only surviving example of Purcell's harpsichord music written in his own hand. Includes five previously unknown pieces by Purcell and four previously unrecorded arrangements for keyboard of his theatre music and unknown movements from his keyboard suites.
Written when Barnes was 16 years old, an attempt at epic written on the back of two almanacs for the years 1813 and 14.
Collection also contains the working material for Meynells biography of Thompson. One of the 8 autograph note books contains the drafts of his most famous poem The Hound of Heaven
This book is the result of Dugdales ambitious programme to record as much as possible of medieval church architecture and decoration as he could before the iconoclasts of the Puritan movement could do their worst.
80 printed volumes of Davies poetry together with a bound volume of autograph fair copies of 15 poems some of them apparently unpublished, submitted to James Guthrie for publication by the Pear Tree Press. Also included a MS bibliography by Lord Kenyon, listing his collection of editions of WH Davies work.
Only known copy of this edtion (STC 15809.5) In a contemporary blind-stamped calf binding with a panel on the front cover showing St George slaying the dragon and on the rear cover St Michael thrusting Satan into the abyss. Presented in memory of Lord Kenyon by a group of his friends
Thwaite, first an editor for the BBC, later literary editor of The Listener and The New Statesman became Larkins close friend and acted as editor and sounding board through much of Larkins life. At first merely business-like, the letters become longer and freer and contain much detail of interest to future biographers
Three minute books of the Wheal Friendship mine in Mary Tavy, Devon which mostly produced copper, but also a little silver, lead , tin and zinc. The books list investors, notes of costs and receipts and detailed annual reports on the mine and its working
These ledgers provide unique information on the development of the harp by Sbastien Erard, one of the most gifted inventors in musical history, who also devised the double escapement for the pianoforte as well as the single and double action harp.
Manorial rentals for the manor of Hollingrove in Brightling dated c.1440 and c.1550 and a bundle of court rolls of Lord Dacres manors of Herstmonceux, Gotham, Oldcourt, Buckholt and Berwick 1660 - 1671
As well as estate material from the middle ages, there are nationally important papers of the first Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor at the beginning of the 18th century; papers of the 2nd Viscount Melbourne and his wife Lady Caroline Lamb; correspondence of Lady Desborough, two holograph copies of Julian Grenfells poem Into Battle and the complete tex…
The material relates mainly to parishes near Chicksands and Shefford in central Bedforshire. As well as the usual estate papers there are papers concerning the sequestration of family estates during the Civil War and letters concerning the Spanish War in 1741 and 1743
A series of 12 letters to Scotts London publishers, Longman and Rees, dealing in fascinating detail with matters relating to the publishing, illustrating and selling of The Lay of the Last Minstrel,1805, Ballads and Lyrical Pieces, 1806, Marmion 1808, and The Lady of the Lake 1810.
As well as the manorial deeds and rental books in this collection there are three court rolls for the special court known as the Hethewarmoot for 1422 - 1481. This court was set up to administer the jurisdiction of Leiston Abbey over all wrecked goods washed up on the coast between the Minsmere and Hundred rivers.
The Duc de Rohan was, after Coligny, the most admired, even heroic, of the Hugenot leaders in the struggle against the Catholic power in the French religious wars. Copied from the same source as the 1644 edition, but differing in some points from that of 1646. This MS is identical in content and layout to that in the BL
An archive of exceptional importance.
Many of the documents illustrate both the preparations and the course of the Civil War. They feature leading county figures and national leaders such as Prince Rupert whose warrant and order of 15 amd 31 August 1643 during the siege of Gloucester shows the pressure brought to bear on the county by the Kings forces
The archive contains letters from Lady Gregory, WB Yeats, Lennox Robinson and GB Shaw. There are also unknown stage sets by Ulster artists Harry Morrow and William Conor. The archive sheds new light on the beginning of the modern theatrical tradition in Northern Ireland
Records the annual rents received by William Fauconer from his Midlington estate, most of the properties being in the Soberton and Droxford areas. No other 15th century rentals are known for this estate
Sketches in pen and brown ink, with occasional wash; several drawings are clearly trial poses and compositions, but roughly twice as many are for subjects pictures, often no more than the rough outline of a body. The draft letters deal mainly with consigning finished pictures, inviting payment for them or discussing alterations.
Doggerel verses penned while Stevenson was reading for the Bar in the Advocates Library, Edinburgh; the blue paper bifolium upon which the verse translations are written bears the blindstamp of the Advocates library
Includes cartoons of stained glass windows and other designs from various stages of the production process. Also includes a large number of g lass photgraphs, covering a variety of subjects such as landscape views to be used in designs or buildings for which windows had been commissioned
Groups of polemics on aspects of Franciscan order and social attitudes and behaviour. Bound in a contemporary blind-stamped binding by Wynkyn de Wordes binder. STC 17971.3
267 volumes of history, travel and devotional literature. Left to the church under the terms of Brewsters will, he stipulated that the books be chained. One of only three significant parochial libraries still in situ