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Total number of records: 16

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Books and printed items15
Archives1

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Brotherton Collection14
English Literature9
Incunabula3
Medieval Manuscripts1
Ripon Cathedral1

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birth and youth of christ1
characters and characteristics1
flatulence1
greek poetry1
human occupations representing seasons and months1
latin poetry1
periodicals1
saints1
zodiacal signs1

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Great Britain1
Greece1
Macedonia1

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Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)4
Swift, Jonathan2
Alciati, Andrea1
Alciati, Andrea (1492-1550)1
Bramston, James (1694?-1744)1
Charles I, King of England, 1600-16491
Cornarius, Janus1
Cornarius, Janus (1500-1558)1
D'Anvers, Caleb1
Demetrius I, Poliorcetes, King of Macedonia, 336-283 B.C1

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Archive Print piece

A2r (signed A.i) - Janus

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

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A5v - streams made to steam by Janus

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

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A5r (signed A.iiii) - ancient coin, showing Janus on one side an

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

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Calendar: January (fol. 1r)
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Calendar: January (fol. 1r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has Janus looking in both directions while dining, and the zodiacal sign of Aquarius (the water carrier). The scenes in the historiated border are: the stoning of St S...

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The Craftsman's poems on several occasions : Moral, humorous, and political [...]

D'Anvers, Caleb

1732

Caleb D'Anvers is a pseudonym.

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The wonderful wonder of wonders

Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)

1735

Sometimes attributed to Jonathan Swift, but possibly by Thomas Sheridan.

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The benefit of farting explained : or, the fundament-all cause of the distempers incident to the fair-sex enquired into. Proving á posteriori most of the dis-ordures in tail'd upon them, are owing to flatulencies not seasonably vented

Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)

1735

Fictitious imprint on t. p. : Long-fart (Longford in Ireland) : Printed by Simon Bumbubbard, at the Sign of the Wind-Mill opposite Twattling-Sheet,1722, reprinted 1735.

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