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Thompson, Herbert177
Fox, George (1624-1691)23
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Archive Item

The Last Oracle (A.D. 361)

1876

Autograph manuscript of Swinburne’s poem ‘The Last Oracle (A.D. 361)’, which was first published in the May 1876 issue of ‘Belgravia’, and reprinted as the lead poem in ‘Poems and Ballads,...

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Archive Print piece

Othello. III. iii. 361 - III. iii. 479

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (326)

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(Arr.) Eric Coates: Sea Rapture

2000

2000 org Dedication: "for 5 Dec. 2000"..

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Correspondence, mainly on music, addressed to Herbert Thompson

Thompson, Herbert (1856-1945)

1878-1942

Correspondence, mainly from composers and musicians, with an envelope of press-cuttings, a photograph of Elgar, and other items. 2 Volumes: Vol.1:1 (Airy) - 175 (Paersch), Vol.2:176 (Palmer) - 381 (S...

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Coin

Denomination: denarius serratus

Date(s): 76-5 BCE

Issuer/creator: Gnaeus Lentulus

Place: Rome

Material: silver


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Airy (Anna)

14/06/1934

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