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Bell, Andrew (1726-1809)20
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Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)7
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Confessors (fol. 159r)
Archive Piece

Confessors (fol. 159r)

[1450-1475]

The miniature shows a group of confessors, with one of them holding a ladder.

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The Comedy of Errors. V. i. 159 - V. i. 281

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (98)

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The Taming of the Shrew. IV. i. 159 - IV. ii. 63

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (222)

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Love's Labour's Lost. IV. iii. 38 - IV. iii. 159

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (133)

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The bridge of life, an alegorical [sic] poem : In imitation of the 159th. Spectator

Wesley, Samuel (1691-1739)

1724

"The author intended is Samuel Wesley junior, but the poem is not collected in his works... Wesley's authorship awaits confirmation." (Foxon). With a half-title. Anon.

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Henry the Fourth, Part One. V. iv. 30 - V. iv. 159

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (72)

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Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 98-117

Issuer/creator: Trajan (98-117)

Place: Rome

Material: silver


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panel for woman's informal skirt
Textile

panel for woman's informal skirt

late 19th century

This is a fragment of a skirt, and is constructed from five pieces of silk brocade, each of which has a red ground and polychrome weft pattern. The seams between the panels are trimmed with narrow ri...

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John Wilson of Broomhead - memoranda including observations on the weather. 96ff.

No date

John Wilson of Broomhead - memoranda including observations on the weather. 96ff.

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Sales Daybook

10th September 1892-21st May 1894

[Numbered 17]

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A geographical dictionary of England and Wales : containing the names, in alphabetical order, of all the counties

Cobbett, William (1763-1835)

1832

"A set of crude distorted maps which show only the towns and county boundaries"--Whitaker: The Harold Whitaker Collection... Univ. of Leeds, 1947, p. 81.

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