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[Questiones Quodlibeticæ cum Glossis]
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[Questiones Quodlibeticæ cum Glossis]

Duns Scotus, John (1266-1308)

[1400-1450]

Slips with additions have been inserted within the main text block. The volume is richly glossed throughout. Decoration: incipit initial 'A' in blue and red, with red pen-ornament. 2-line initials...

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Ken Smith Archive

Smith, Ken (1938-2003)

1950-2003

The complete literary archive of Ken Smith. This substantial collection of material includes large series of correspondence, drafts of published and unpublished work, research material and publicatio...

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Jon Silkin Archive

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1947-2003

This collection represents the archives of Jon Silkin, the poet and founding editor of 'Stand' magazine. It comprises items relating to Silkin's career from the early days of 'Stand' (1952) and the pu...

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Stand Magazine Archive

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997); Baro, Gene; Smith, Ken (1938-2003); Lamb, Catherine; Brown, Merle E (1925-); Gardner, Raymond; Brunner, Edward; Rudolph, Anthony - Menard Press; Marshall, Brenda; Tracy, Lorna; Fink, Howard; Wilding, Michael (1942-); Ober, Robert; Gardner, Val; Heal, David; Wedde, Ian; Kureczko, Victor; Pybus, Rodney (1938-); Jones, Ag; Astley, Neil; Bradshaw, David C A; Wise, David; Keen, John; McDuff, David (1945-); Kates, Jim; Blackburn, Michael (1954-); Cleary, Brendan; Morgan, Richard; Joseph, Lawrence; Kingsbury, Jack; Evans, Lynn; Kingsbury, Pam; Alderson, David; Paterson, Evangeline; Emerson, Jessie; Schenker, Daniel; Kay, Amanda; Hinton, Brian; Robinson, Peter (1953-); Arthurs, Jack; Lewis, Peter; Ayton, Michael; Bennet, Peter (1942-); Mitchell, Adrian (1932-2008); Quick, Margaret; Davies, Ioan; N Coe, Richard; Harrison, Tony (1937-); Matthews, Geoffrey (1920-1984); Rex, John

1952-2012

This collection represents the archives of Jon Silkin's Stand magazine, from early days in London from 1952 to 1957, through its relaunch from Leeds in 1960 and move to Newcastle in 1965, through to i...

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Tony Harrison Archive

Harrison, Tony (1937-)

c. 1953 - 2009

Papers of Tony Harrison, documenting his work as a poet. The collection documents much of Harrison's published work and drafts relating to work as yet unpublished, forming an exceptionally detailed...

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Melvyn Bragg Archive

Bragg, Melvyn (1939-)

1953-2010

Literary Archive of Melvyn Bragg, includes drafts, notes and proof copies of his published works, plays, playscripts, screenplays and filming projects, articles particularly for The Times and 'Punch' ...

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Archives of The Enitharmon Press

Enitharmon Press

1967-2014

The archive includes material from the early years of 'The Enitharmon Press' through to the present day. It represents the tenures of both Alan Clodd and Stephen Stuart-Smith. The collection include...

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Peter Robinson Archive

c. 1965 - 2017

Literary archive of Peter Robinson documenting his work as a novelist and poet. This substantial collection forms a detailed record of Peter Robinson's writing, from earliest unpublished manuscripts...

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Ann and Anthony Thwaite Archive

Thwaite, Ann (1932-); Thwaite, Anthony (1930-)

1823 - 2017

An exceptional collection of literary and associated material documenting the lives and works of Anthony and Ann Thwaite. The literary papers of both Ann and Anthony Thwaite are listed together. Th...

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Paul Mills literary archive

Mills, Paul (1948-)

1971-2008

This collection comprises autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of poems, critical works and plays by Paul Mills, including 3 notebooks with drafts of plays and poetry. There are also examples of...

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Peter Rushforth Archive

Rushforth, Peter Scott (1945-2005)

1967-2006

Original deposit of 43 boxes includes: (a) "Kindergarten" drafts, including sections titled 'Shadows of the Living' and 'The Other Side of Silence', TS and galley proofs of final version, with relate...

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Jack Trevor Story Archive

Story, Jack Trevor (1917-)

c.1950s - 1991

Literary Archive of Jack Trevor Story, comprising correspondence, literary drafts, manuscripts and associated material

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