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Archive Print piece

King John. III. iv. 1 - III. iv. 122

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (12)

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Archive Object Item

index tally

c.1500

An oval stone tally with a hole through the top part. Described as "Late Babylonian, about 6th century B.C., referring to gold. " Described in a note as from Nebuchadnezzar's Library, but now not tho...

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Calendar: November (fol. 11v)
Archive Piece

Calendar: November (fol. 11v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Elizabeth (?) holding a book and a candle; St Clement I holding an anchor; St Catherine of Alexandria holding a spiked wheel and a palm branch; and St. An...

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King David and the Judgement of Solomon (fol. 197r)
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King David and the Judgement of Solomon (fol. 197r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'B' encloses a scene of King David playing his harp. The other initial 'B' encloses the scene of the judgement of Solomon, in which Solomon commands a soldier to divide a living child in two. ...

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Archive Print piece

[*]1v

M.cccc.l.xxvii. die primo Iullii. [1 July 1477]

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Archive Print piece

F3v

M.cccc.l.xxvii. die primo Iullii. [1 July 1477]

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Archive Item

Exemplification of fine

19 Jun 1667

1. Christopher Brown, plaintiff 2. Giles Whittacre and Eleanor his wife, Francis Lister clerk and Jane his wife, Robert Trewman and Alice his wife, deforciants Property: three messuages and lands ...

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