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Title: A prologue to Cato, as it was acted by some young gentlemen at the time of

the threatned invasion from Spain in 1717

Author: Fitzgerald, Thomas

Attribution: T.F.

Date(s): 1717 ?

Manuscript: Lt 5

Contents: On how Cato's action in saving Rome, in Addison's play, should be an example

to the English when threatened with a Spanish invasion, even though his

character has at other times been variously interpreted

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Flight into Egypt (fol. 98r)
Archive Piece

Flight into Egypt (fol. 98r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

The Virgin Mary, Joseph and the Christ Child make their way to Egypt through a hilly landscape, Mary and Christ seated on an ass. On the background one of Herod's soldiers is questioning a farmer by a...

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The parliament of women : a drama in three acts

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Boulton, Reg

1960

"One hundred copies printed and published... by Peter Foster and John Peters at the Vine Press".

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Archive Print Item

Language of vision

Kepes, Gyorgy (1906-2001)

1944

"First edition."

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Archive File

News cuttings relating to the election campaign, 13th October 1931-20th October 1931

13/10/1931-20/10/1931

One file containing newspaper cuttings covering the campaign for the General Election for the period from 13th October to 20th October 1931, from the Daily Telegraph, The Manchester Guardian, The Time...

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Books from Stanbrook Abbey Press and the Vine Press

Stanbrook Abbey. Press

[1965]

Issued on the occasion of the exhibition of books from the two presses held from 16-30 October 1965. Title from cover.

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Archive Print Item

The private library

Private Libraries Association

v.3, no.6 1961 "Quarterly journal of the Private Libraries Association." (varies slightly) Unpaged supplements accompany some issues

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The private library (v.3, no.6, 1961)

Private Libraries Association

"Quarterly journal of the Private Libraries Association." (varies slightly) Unpaged supplements accompany some issues

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Memorandum of debt

4 Apr 1604

Antony Besson John Blackburne gent all such rents as shall be due to AB on the lands in Askrigg Newbiggin Nappa Scar Aysgarth & Thornton Rust lately the lands of the Marquis of Northampton

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Hodges, Sydney to Sala, George Augustus

Late 19th century

25 Apr [n.y.]; 23 Dec [n.y]

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