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Total number of records: 18

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Books and printed items14
Archives4

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Brotherton Collection15
Incunabula4
Medieval Manuscripts3
Herbert Read Collection2

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human rights2
christ1
passion of christ1
saints1
virgin mary1

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Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)4
Burke, Edmund2
Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)2
Lanthenas, Francois2
Lanthenas, Francois (1754-1799)2
Paine, Thomas (1737-1809)2
Soules, Francois2
Soules, Francois (1748-1809)2
Arp, Jean1
Arp, Jean (1887-1966)1

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Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (fol. 227v)
Archive Piece

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (fol. 227v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

The miniature depicts St Anne, seated in bed under a pink and green canopy, holding the Virgin Mary (who is crowned), wrapped in white swaddling clothes. A maid stans ready to wrap the child in a whit...

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Archive Print piece

Romeo and Juliet. I. i. 227 - I. iii. 8

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (55)

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Corpus Christi (fol. 190r)
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Corpus Christi (fol. 190r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ is seated at the table with four apostles. A chalice with wine and the eucharist sits on the table, along with three loaves of bread. One of the apostles holds a knife for cutting the bread.

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Snake (fol. 80r)
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Snake (fol. 80r)

[ca. 1100-1150]

5-line initial 'I' decorated with a snake entwined around and through the initial, outlined in black and red, touched in blue and green.

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

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

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

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

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The Taming of the Shrew. V. i. 56 - V. ii. 19

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (227)

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King Henry the Eighth. V. i. 1 - V. i. 98

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (227)

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Heiligen Leben, Sommerteil
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Heiligen Leben, Sommerteil

1475

Place of publication: Augsburg, Germany Typology: Gothic Initials: None Illustrations: Woodcut in top left-hand corner of page, depicting kneeling man, speared through abdomen by second figure...

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Paul Klee

Klee, Paul (1879-1940); Buchholz Gallery (New York, N.Y)

[1950]

Catalogue of an exhibition held May 2-27, 1950 at the Buchholz Gallery, New York.

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