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A history of the earth and animated nature : With an introductory view of the animal kingdom (v.1)

Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Irving, Washington (1783-1859); Cuvier, Georges baron (1769-1832)

[1852?]

Added t.p., engraved.

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A history of the earth and animated nature : With an introductory view of the animal kingdom (v.2)

Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Irving, Washington (1783-1859); Cuvier, Georges baron (1769-1832)

[1852?]

Added t.p., engraved.

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

May 1956

[Side 1] Bill talks about cutting and 'pleaching' [= repairing] hedges, lists different bushes and explains hedging techniques, describes farm work incl. working with horses and cattle, ditching, 'tha...

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The Creation (fol. 5r)
Archive Piece

The Creation (fol. 5r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'I' encloses the scene of God creating Heaven and Earth, the trees and plants, the sun and moon, the birds and animals, Adam, God resting on the seventh day, and the Crucifixion of Christ with...

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The Creation (image 1)
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The Creation (image 1)

[ca. 1461-1483]

Six roundels depicting God's creation: the separation of sky and earth (1), creation of trees and plants (2), creation of waters and fishes (3), creation of animals (4), creation of angels (5), and th...

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Archive Item

Sound Recording

British Broadcasting Corporation

[1960s/1970s]

George Ewart Evans presents a radio programme entitled 'Horsepower and Magic' [BBC Home Service 1964-09-17 20:30], which includes horsemen from East Anglia and Scotland talking about the folklore and ...

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Sound Recordings, Kent

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1958-1959

[Collector announcement]; Charles Joiner, recorded in Staple in December 1958; talks about storing apples in earth; first thatching job, aged fifteen/sixteen; describes thatch sewn onto barn roofs; hi...

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