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Union News, issue 327
Archive Item

Archive Print piece

Henry the Sixth, Part Two. III. i. 327 - III. ii. 61

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (133)

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(Arr.) Handel: Suite of Dances from Alcina

1983

1983 org Arrangement for organ manual. 1 Musette 2 Minuet 3 Tamburino 4 Ballet Scene. A note under the title (p.4) seems to suggest that the piece could or should be transposed to D major (from E majo...

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Edward Longbottom and family, Dyers of Batley, Business Archive

Longbottom, Edward

c.1831-1885

The collection has been divided into four groups: pattern books (numbers 1-4); recipe books (numbers 5-19); day books (numbers 20-27); and miscellaneous items (numbers 28-30). The pattern books con...

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Numbered patterns

No date

Numbered patterns. Some patterns are shown in more than one shade for the same number. Many numbers have no pattern and are listed separately on each page with the name of the shade against the number...

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Numbered patterns with corresponding recipes listed separately

1884

ff 18. ff 12r-18v blank. 7” x 4". Paper covers. Inscribed "Number 2" on first leaf Inserted are (i) A sheet of paper with 10 recipes and patterns (ii) A recipe on part of an old envelope (post...

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Numbered patterns with corresponding recipes (for dyeing cotton) listed separately

No date

ff 8. 7" x 4". Inscribed "Number 3" on first leaf

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Numbered patterns with corresponding recipes listed separately

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ff 14. ff 13r-14r blank. 6.1/2"x4". Paper covers. Written on f 14v: "Number 4".

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Folded sheet of paper with numbered recipes and patterns

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ff 2. 8" x 6% ”. Inscribed on f 2v, "number 5".

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Patterns without recipes

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numbered 1-129, followed by nine unnumbered recipes with patterns ff 18. ff 9r-18v blank. 7" x 4". Marbled paper covers.

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Recipes numbered 61-104, corresponding to those patterns in number 14

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ff 8. ff 6r-8v blank. 7" x 4". Paper cover, numbered 7 on front and back. First leaf headed "Mr James Longbottom".

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