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Total number of records: 92

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items87
Textiles3
Archives2

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection14
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society4
Herbert Read Collection3
International Textile Collection3
Leeds Russian Archive3
English Literature2
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive1
Medical Collections1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
greek language2
greek literature, hellenistic2
jews2
archaeology1
art1
eastern question (central asia)1
gabri language1
juifs1
letter writing1
manuscripts, aramaic (papyri)1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Iran88
Turkey17
Greece12
Middle East12
Great Britain5
Soviet Union5
Europe4
India4
Isfahan4
Russia3

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Xenophon30
Cyrus, the Younger, D. 401 B.C23
Chardin, Sir John (1643-1713)20
Zampi, Giuseppe Maria15
Nadir Shah, Shah of Iran, 1688-17476
Cyrus the Younger, D. 401 B.C4
Hanway, Jonas (1712-1786)4
White, John T3
White, John T (1809-1893)3
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C2

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From 170034
From 180033
From 190024
From 20001

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Up to 179934
Up to 189932
Up to 199924
Up to latest1

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Iran in the four seasons : a selection of photographs

Fasāʼī, Muḥammad Ṣādiqī; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1995

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bag
Textile

bag

1800-1947

This item is a bag made from a 19th century jacquard woven silk fabric. The fabric has been folded up and stitched at the sides to form a bag. Silk cord has been stitched around the edges, and the b...

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hat
Textile

hat

after 1929

Smooth felt hat in natural colour, with a turned up brim, and ventilation holes in the crown. This hat is made from one piece of natural coloured felt which is uniform thickness. It has a typical turn...

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Persian art

Smith, Sir R Murdoch (1835-1900); South Kensington Museum

[between 1880 and 1889?]

"Written by Major Murdoch Smith... in Persia ... to serve as a Handbook to the extensive and valuable collection purchased by him, in that country, for the South Kensington museum."--Title page verso.

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Journey to Persia

Payne, Robert (1911-1983)

1951

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jacket
Textile

jacket

19th Century

This item is made from a total of 23 separate pieces of embroidered cloth. This could indicate that the jacket represents a secondary use for fabric previously used for another purpose. It has an op...

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The first four books of Xenophon's Anabasis

Xenophon; Goodwin, William Watson (1831-1912); White, John Williams (1849-1917)

1896

Greek text, summaries and notes in English.

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Anabasis

Xenophon; Richardson, F L D; Allcroft, A H (1865-1929)

[1892]

1 p. of advertisements at the beginning.

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Anabasis

Xenophon; Richardson, F L D; Allcroft, A H (1865-1929)

[1892]

1 p. of advertisements at the beginning and 16 at the end.

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The Anabasis of Xenophon

Xenophon; Edwards, G M (1857-1924)

1901

Text in Greek, introduction and notes in English.

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