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A Bibliography of Books in English on Witchcraft to Which is Appended a Chronological List of Some Yorkshire Witchcraft Trials
Hatfield, E A
1968
The typed part of this study is the transcribed records of Yorkshire witchcraft trials (1583-1809), copied from original manuscripts. This part also includes an introduction explaining the selection, ...
Calendar Days, Festivals, Etc.
1964-1979
This subseries contains items relating to local traditions and calendar customs. This includes a bibliography of calendar customs, items on local calendar celebrations, and papers by Alexandra Kannell...
Wall Painting (Sweden)
March 1965
Slide of Ivares Daniel Andersson's wall painting, 'The Ascension of Elijah'/ 'Elie Himmelsfärd', Rättvik (Dalarnas Lan, Sweden). The painting is an example of the Dalamälning style of folk art, w...
Wall Painting (Sweden)
March 1965
Slide of Ivares Daniel Andersson's wall painting, 'The Queen of Sheba'/ 'Drottningen av Saba', Rättvik (Dalarnas Lan, Sweden). The painting is an example of the Dalamälning style of folk art, whic...
Wall Painting (Sweden)
March 1965
Slide of Johannes Nilsson's wall painting, 'Adam and Eve'/ 'Adam och Eva', Breared (Hallands Lan, Sweden). The painting depicts Adam and Eve eating fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. The painting is no...
Wall Painting (Sweden)
March 1965
Slide of Anders Bengtsson's wall painting, 'The Wise Men'/ 'De Tre Vise Männen', painted in 1837, Norra Bökeberg (Hallands Lan, Sweden). The painting depicts the biblical scene of the Adoration of t...
Wall Painting (Sweden)
March 1965
Slide of a wall painting of Christ's entry into Jerusalem, by Johannes Nilsson(?), Breared (Hallands Lan, Sweden). The painting shows Christ riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. To the left of the paint...
The Development of the Friendly Society
Brown, Sherridan
1976
M.A. dissertation which discusses the conditions under which the Friendly Societies came into being, the influences which may have helped form them, the kind of functions they were able to perform for...
Fairy Cross Plain
Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974)
1967-1973
This file contains items relating to Frank Weatherill's telling of the story of Fairy Cross Plain, North Yorkshire. This includes his ms. account of the story of Fairy Cross Plain, written from memory...
Members of Belgrave Street Synagogue
[1965-1966]
Dr. Zvi Sofer (University of Göttingen) with members (male and female) of the Great Synagogue, Belgrave Street, Leeds (West Yorkshire). Dr. Sofer is third from the left.
Members of Belgrave Street Synagogue
[1965-1966]
Dr. Zvi Sofer (University of Gottingen) with members (male and female) of the Great Synagogue, Belgrave Street, Leeds. Dr. Sofer is on the far right.
Decorated Egg
[1960s]
A hard-boiled, decorated egg, coloured with a food-based(?) red/pink dye. The shell is patterned with stencils made from small fern leaves and wild flowers.