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Liman, Ingemar (1938-)67
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)62
Horner, Mr M.12
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Metcalfe, Syd8
Richardson, John8
Barry, Michael V (1935-)6
Kylstra, Henk E6
Wright, John T6
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)5

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Archive File

East Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 6

[1960s]

Collated responses from the East Midland Counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 6: Domestic Fowls. Includes responses to questions IV.6.1 Birds - IV.6.11 Chickens. ...

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Southern Counties Responses: Book IV, Part 6

1960s

Collated responses from the Southern Counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 6: Domestic Fowls. Includes responses to questions IV.6.1 Birds - IV.6.11. The file in ...

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West Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 5

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 5: Wild Animals. Includes questions IV.5.1 Mice/Mouse - IV.5.11 Fox.

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West Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 6

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 6: Domestic Fowls. Includes questions IV.6.1 Birds - IV.6.11 Chickens.

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West Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 6

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 6: Domestic Fowls. Includes questions IV.6.12 Brood - IV.6.22 Wish-bone.

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West Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 7

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 7: Wild Birds. Includes questions IV.7.1 Nestling - IV.7.8 Partridges/Pheasants.

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West Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 8

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 8: Insects. Includes questions IV.8.1 Lice - IV.8.13 Ant-hills.

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West Midlands Responses - Book IV, Part 9

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 9: Reptiles. Includes questions IV.9.1 Worms - IV.9.11 Herrings.

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Some Warwickshire Crafts

Wharton, Colin S

1969

This file contains a copy of a typed paper by Colin Wharton, on Warwickshire crafts. The paper is in two parts: Part I includes ms. illustrations and accompanying text; Part II consists of Wharton's i...

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St. Martin (fol. 158r)
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St. Martin (fol. 158r)

[1450-1475]

St. Martin, Bishop of Tours, on horseback, divides his cloak with his sword, and gives part of it to a beggar.

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"The T. W. Thompson Collection of Gypsy Folk Tales: An Edition with Commentary and Analytical Indexes"

Clinch, Angela Jane

1982

Ph.D. thesis consisting of Thomas William Thompson's folktales collected from English Gypsy Traveller communities between 1908 and 1924. The tales have been classified and arranged according to the Aa...

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Sheep Salving
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Sheep Salving

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1965

Mr. M. Horner of Buckden salving sheep in a field at Cray ( Langstrothdale). A wooden salving bowl, with flat handle, has been lodged in a dry stone wall. Mr. Horner sits on a salving stool with the s...

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