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Total number of records: 285
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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) | 12 |
| Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | 9 |
| Brothers, Richard (1757-1824) | 8 |
| Grosart, Alexander Balloch | 8 |
| Grosart, Alexander Balloch (1827-1899) | 8 |
| Backhouse, James (1794-1869) | 6 |
| Cantwell, Andre Samuel Michel | 6 |
| Cantwell, Andre Samuel Michel (1744-1802) | 6 |
| Chamberlayne, Edward | 6 |
| Chamberlayne, Edward (1616-1703) | 6 |
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Wagtail and flowers (fol. 156r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with a wagtail, a butterfly, a beetle, strawberry flowers, a periwinkle, a speedwell, a pink, grapes, a water bird and curved acanthus leaves. 7-line foliate initial 'G'.
Buttercup seedpods (fol. 156v)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The 7-line foliate initial 'O' is infilled with tall buttercups with seedpods.
Quitclaim and release upon payment of £156
[18th century]
1. Henry Greenwood of Burnley and John Whittam of Cliviger Laith, executors of James Yates the younger, deceased, and Joseph Wilson of Gisburn and wife Agnes 2. John Whitaker of Huncoat by directi...
Last Judgement (fol. 156v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Christ seated on a rainbow in judgement, with the golden globe at his feet, surrounded by two angels with trumpets. Virgin Mary and St. John kneel in prayer, while four bodies are raised from their gr...
Virgin Mary (?) (fol. 156v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The initial 'H', composed of acanthus foliage, is inhabited with the praying Virgin Mary, or possibly a nun, clad in a blue dress with white cuffs and a white head-dress. There are 1-line initials alt...
Coriolanus. V. vi. 70 - V. vi. 156
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1623
First Folio page number: (30)
Measure for Measure. II. i. 18 - II. i. 156
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1623
First Folio page number: (65)
St Nicholas and St Bernardine of Siena (fol. 156v)
[1450-1475]
St. Nicholas is depicted with a mitre and a crozier, blessing. Bernardine of Siena, a Franciscan friar, is depicted holding a book and with three mitres at his feet. He points at a golden tablet on th...
The Two Gentlemen of Verona. III. i. 27 - III. i. 156
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1623
First Folio page number: (29)
Patterns, numbered 1-56, with recipes for numbers 38-56 at end
1885
ff 118. ff 8v- 116v blank. 7” x4”. Cloth binding. Inscribed inside front cover, "1885. Edward Longbottom, Batley, Yorkshire, Day book".
Recipes, without patterns, numbered twice, 1-156 and 188-342
No date
Numbers 76 (263) - 156 (342) are also numbered 1-79, and a note to number 76 refers to the commencement of a new pattern book for 1846. Recipes are headed with the customer's name. Many are accompanie...