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napkin fragment
19th century
One end of a napkin. A motif of flowers in a vase is repeated four times along the border pattern of this fragment. A continuous narrow border of stylised tulips and leaves has been worked along the...
head square
before 1947
This item has been embroidered along all four edges with repeating isolated motifs of grapes and vine leaves. A narrow border of floral scrolls runs along the bottom edge of this pattern. Stitch tec...
fabric panel
Mid 19th century
Length of plain woven linen fabric with selvedges down each long side, hemmed along the base edge and small fringe/ fraying along the top edge. The embroidered design is work in repeating outlined row...
napkin end
18th-19th Century
This item is the embroidered end of a napkin. The pattern is a 15cm deep border pattern composed of four isolated motifs of flowers in a vase. A typical continuous narrow border of stylised tulips a...
napkin fragment
19th century
This item is the detached border from one end of a napkin. The same border pattern would have been repeated at the other end. The main pattern consists of repeating rose buds and leaves, framed by a...
hand towel
17th-18th Century
This item is embroidered at both ends with a pair of sprays of flowers set horizontally. The sprays have buds on a curved stem, bent over a stylised flower motif with serrated leaves and a hooked ste...
napkin fragment
19th century
This item is the detached border from one end of a napkin. The same border pattern would have been repeated at the other end. The main pattern consists of repeating rose buds and leaves, framed by a...
Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford: many of which are now first published (v.1)
Greaves, John (1602-1652); Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); Bon, Ottaviano (1552-1623)
1737
Paging irregular; volumes paginated consecutively. Greaves, in his dedication, wrongly attributes "A description of the grand seignor's seraglio" to its translator, Robert Withers; actually by Ottav...
Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford: many of which are now first published (v.2)
Greaves, John (1602-1652); Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); Bon, Ottaviano (1552-1623)
1737
Paging irregular; volumes paginated consecutively. Greaves, in his dedication, wrongly attributes "A description of the grand seignor's seraglio" to its translator, Robert Withers; actually by Ottav...
Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford: many of which are now first published (v.1)
Greaves, John (1602-1652); Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); Bon, Ottaviano (1552-1623)
1737
Paging irregular; volumes paginated consecutively. Greaves, in his dedication, wrongly attributes "A description of the grand seignor's seraglio" to its translator, Robert Withers; actually by Ottav...
Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford: many of which are now first published (v.2)
Greaves, John (1602-1652); Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); Bon, Ottaviano (1552-1623)
1737
Paging irregular; volumes paginated consecutively. Greaves, in his dedication, wrongly attributes "A description of the grand seignor's seraglio" to its translator, Robert Withers; actually by Ottav...
Tableau historique, politique et moderne de l'empire ottoman (v.1)
Eton, William; Lefebvre, J E
An VII [i.e. 1794]
Volume 1: Page 250 wrongly numbered 150. Volume 2: Sign. V pages 297-8, [307], 208-320. Following Sign. V [1] are two leaves, the first signed A, bearing a Greek translation of three letters printed i...