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language and languages69
persons69
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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)47
Green, Anthony E (1943-)38
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)17
Ogg, M C13
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Baldwin, John R8
Brunk, Wille8
Russell, Ian8
Sullivan, Keith Frederick8
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Stone Circle at Lea Green
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Stone Circle at Lea Green

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

May 1962

Remains of a stone circle at Lea Green, near Grassington ( Wharfedale). Ancient field enclosures visible in background. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0069. With ms. notes in Kissling's han...

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Stone Circle at Lea Green
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Stone Circle at Lea Green

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

May 1962

Remains of a stone circle at Lea Green, near Grassington ( Wharfedale). Ancient field enclosures visible in background. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0068. With ms. notes in Kissling's han...

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Jack-in-the-Green

Judge, Roy (1929-2002)

1975

M.A. study in four sections. The first offers a definition of the Jack-in-the-Green, whilst the second examines the historical context that lay behind the early use of the term around 1800, and consid...

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Sound Recordings, Staffordshire

Harrop, Peter K

24 December 1978

Uttoxeter Feather Guizers perform their hero/combat play in the pubs of Uttoxeter. [Pub background noise affects parts of the recordings]. Performances also recorded in Blounts Green and Loxley Green....

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SED Phonological Map: Four
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SED Phonological Map: Four

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.1.4, Four. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, and is dated January 1964.

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Tapestry/Pillowcase (Norway)
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Tapestry/Pillowcase (Norway)

January 1965

Tapestry or pillowcase with late Renaissance flower and fruit motifs, in shades of gold, blue, and green, from Valdres (?) (Norway). The tapestry dates to around 1700, and is housed at the Norsk Folke...

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SED Phonological Map: Either
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SED Phonological Map: Either

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.2.13, Either, mapping the distribution of [i:]-type responses. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, is dat...

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SED Phonological Map: Either
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SED Phonological Map: Either

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.2.13, Either, mapping the distribution of [ai]-type responses. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, is dat...

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SED Phonological Map: Either
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SED Phonological Map: Either

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.2.13, Either, mapping the limits of 5 types of vowel pattern. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, is date...

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Medieval Church, Uppland
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Medieval Church, Uppland

January 1965

View of a medieval wooden church at Uppland (Uppsala Lan, Sweden).

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Farmhouse (Sweden)
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Farmhouse (Sweden)

January 1965

View of a timber farmhouse at the open-air Upplandsmuseet, Gamla Uppsala (Sweden).

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Corn Stacks
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Corn Stacks

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1966

Thatched corn stacks in a field near Halidon Hill, Foulden (Berwickshire).

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