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Union News, issue 273
Archive Item

Archive File

Archive Print piece

The Winter's Tale. I. ii. 273 - I. ii. 388

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (280)

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Archive File

Ink scores in music

1942

MS book. On the front cover is written "Overture: / As You Like It / & / student exercises / 1941-42" and "James C. Brown / St. John's College, / Cambridge". Overture to Shakespeare's As You Like It 1...

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Coin

Denomination: semis

Date(s): 207 BCE

Place: Rome

Material: copper alloy


Archive File

English-German-French-Italian polyglot dictionary arranged according to meaning; compiled by Robert Aspin Freeman

Freeman, Robert Aspin (1854-1943)

c.1920

Material on the verso of the last leaf in each binder is repeated on the verso of the first leaf in the next, which is not included in foliation. Compiler's signature on the title-page

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shawl sample
Textile

shawl sample

19th Century

Wool or cashmere shawl border sample piece with running leaves and flowers. Two wide borders divided by two narrow borders. Patterning in dark green, brown and white on a green ground.

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Textile

The Textile Institute, Lieut. Harry Dent Crompton Prize Fund Scheme, Design and Structure of Woven Fabrics, Reference Collection No.17

The Textile Institute

1935

String bound book with brown covers with black text on front cover. Containing samples of patterned clothing, furnishing and household fabrics. 13 pages.

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Textile

Été 1956 Envoi 1

Société des Nouveautés Textiles

1956

Softback with buff coloured covers. Black text on cover. Contains fabric samples most of which are patterned with various plaids, a few have paisley designs, stripes or small geometric motifs. Patt...

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Design
Textile

Design

Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)

Before 1965

Painted stylised floral design with a pattern of red and white flowers on a red background

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Textile

textile printing block

A long carved printing block for textile printing which appears to be double sided with a slightly different version of the design on each side. The design is of flowers and maple leaves. Their are 4...

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