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Total number of records: 92

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Books and printed items64
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Indexes4
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Brotherton Collection41
Quaker Collection14
English Literature13
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society10
Incunabula8
Ripon Cathedral6
Medieval Manuscripts5
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse4
Coin Collection4
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society of friends3
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Naylor, James (1617?-1660)7
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)7
Dryden, John4
Dryden, John (1631-1700)4
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)3
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Charles II, King of England, 1630-16852
Charles King of England (1600-1649)2
Edward IV, King of England, 1442-14832

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Jacob wrestling the angel (fol. 223r)
Archive Piece

Jacob wrestling the angel (fol. 223r)

[ca. 1260]

The first initial 'E' encloses the scene of Jacob wrestling the angel, and the second initial 'E' has David playing the bells.

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Archive Print piece

The Merchant of Venice. V. i. 223 - V. i. 307

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (184)

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Archive Print piece

A Midsummer Night's Dream. II. i. 98 - II. i. 223

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (149)

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Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 165

Issuer/creator: Marcus Aurelius (161-80)

Place: Rome

Material: silver

applique fragment
Textile

applique fragment

late 16th-17th Century

Applique of organic design in yellow and green on white with couching edges. Signs of repair to ground.

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Archive File

22 books

1644-1646

1-12. Manor of Hallamshire rentals, profits, etc. (Seventeenth century). 13. Birthwaite rental. (1644-1646). 14-22. Manor of Hallamshire rentals etc.

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Title: The loyall miller

Author: Hall, Henry, the elder

Date(s): 169- ?

Manuscript: Lt q 5

Contents: Bawdy Jacobite drinking song about a miller loyal to James II

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Resurrection (fol. 170v)
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Resurrection (fol. 170v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ steps out of his tomb, blessing the two soldiers guarding it, while an angel prays alongside. The town walls of Jerusalem are seen in the landscape.

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Archive Item

Grant

2 May 1503

1. John Beilby 2. John Neleson, alderman of York

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