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Brotherton Collection43
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Peonies and acanthus leaves (fol. 168v)
Archive Piece

Peonies and acanthus leaves (fol. 168v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves, peonies, and a pink. 7-line foliate initial 'D'.

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Archive Print piece

Hamlet. V. i. 168 - V. i. 299

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (278)

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King John. IV. ii. 168 - IV. iii. 17

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (16)

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Julius Caesar. III. i. 168 - III. i. 290

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (120)

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King Lear. IV. vi. 168 - IV. vi. 290

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (304)

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Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 134-8

Issuer/creator: Hadrian (117-38)

Place: Rome

Material: silver


Archive Object Item

bas-relief plaque of a Caesar

No date

A square 'tile' with a bas-relef carving of a head of a Caesar looking right, wearing a laurel wreath. There is ink text on the reverse "This stone comes from".

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Title: A sonnet translated out of French

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 1698 ?

Manuscript: Lt q 38

Contents: Lighthearted satire on Eve as an example of female inconstancy

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Two men (fol. 34v)
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Two men (fol. 34v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man with a shield and a wooden sword or a musical instrument, and a man carrying a large vegetable (like a leek) and a wooden stick.

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Coat of arms (fol. 131v)
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Coat of arms (fol. 131v)

[ca. 1425]

Coat of arms: two white wyverns on a black chevron against a white background (as on f. 1v). The shield is on a light blue background surrounded by a wreath in red and green.

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