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Total number of records: 10

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Novello Cowden Clarke Collection10
Brotherton Collection8

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poetry3
letter writing2
transcription2
writing2
birth1
education1
illustrations1
marriage1
opera1
postgraduate courses1

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London, United Kingdom3
Berlin, Germany1
Dresden, Germany1
Leipzig, Germany1
Rhode Island, Usa1

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Arne, Thomas Augustine1
Garrick, David1
Novello, Giovanni Battista1
Novello, Guiseppe1

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Poems by Sir Warwick Hele Tonkin

1739

Three handwritten poems on German themes by Sir Warwick Hele Tonkin. The first is titled ‘Song on leaving Berlin’ and dated November 1739.

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Illustrations from 'The Poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill'

1782

15 engraved plates by Thomas Stothard from 'The Poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill' by John Bell, illustrating Chaucer's work, with original enclosures.

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Arne, Thomas Augustine to Garrick, David

c. 1750

Copy of an undated letter from Thomas Augustine Arne to David Garrick in an unknown hand, in which Arne provides his professional thoughts on Garrick's musical performance in a revival of the opera Ki...

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birth certificate

1744-1766

The birth certificate of Giuseppe 'Joseph' Novello, written in Latin and dated 1766. He was born in Tonengo in Piedmont in 1844.

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Notebook

1765-1781

A small notebook belonging to Giuseppe 'Joseph' Novello, written in Italian. It was written before he migrated to London in 1771. It passed to (Mary) Sabilla Novello at Villa Novello in Genoa and on t...

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Notebook

1776-1777

A small leather bound notebook with a decorative metal clasp, belonging to Giuseppe 'Joseph' Novello and written in Italian while he was living at 240 Oxford Street in London. It passed to (Mary) Sabi...

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Poetry book of Ann Isabella Stott

6 May 1783

Poetry book of Ann Isabella Stott containing handwritten verses. Inscribed by the author on 6 May 1783 and later by her daughter Isabella Jane Towers on 9 October 1842. Towers was the sister of Charle...

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John Collett Ryland's honorary MA degree certificate

6 Dec 1769

The degree parchment issued by Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, conferring upon John Collett Ryland the honorary degree of MA.

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Marriage certificate of Simon Hehl and Elizabeth Field

8 Feb 1780

Handwritten copy of the marraige certificate of Simon Hehl and Elizabeth Field, the original dated 8 February 1780 and the copy 10 February 1780. They were the parents of Mary Sabilla Novello (née He...

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Novello, Guiseppe to Novello, Giovanni Battista

29 Jan 1779

Handwritten letter from Guiseppe Novello, father of Vincent Novello, to Giovanni Battista Novello, written in Italian and providing the address of the Napolitan Ambassador in London.

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