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Total number of records: 513
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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Desfontaines, Pierre-Francois Guyot (1685-1745) | 16 |
| Echard, Laurence (1670?-1730) | 16 |
| Larroque, Daniel De | 16 |
| Le Nain De Tillemont, Louis Sebastien (1637-1698) | 16 |
| University of Oxford | 12 |
| University of Cambridge | 10 |
| Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) | 6 |
| Camm, Thomas (1641-1707) | 6 |
| Newton, Richard (1676-1753) | 4 |
| Orleans, Pierre Joseph D' (1641-1698) | 4 |
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The spectator : Numb.378
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)
1712
Dated Wednesday, May 14. 1712. The number begins with the first (anonymous) publication of Pope's "Messiah". See Griffith "book" 5.
Face and a hyena (fol. 378r)
[ca. 1260]
The prologue initial 'Q' is infilled with a male face in profile; the descender of the letter is formed from a hyena-type animal.
God speaking to Habbakuk (fol. 378v)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'O' encloses the scene of God speaking to the prophet Habbakuk. An ornamental initial 'A' is decorated with foliage and an animal head.
The Immortal Muse
1938
1938 S, pf Song: words by W.R. Dixon. No. 3 of Seven Songs for soprano. Dedication: "for Barbara, in retrospect". Ink. I
Emily Ford: a painter of religious pictures, by Harriet M. Ford
Ford, Harriet M (1909)
190-?
Original foliation is incorrect
Denomination: denarius
Date(s): 82 BCE
Issuer/creator: Publius Crepusius
Place: Rome
Material: silver
garment front border
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
late 19th-mid 20th Century
Natural coloured plain woven linen forming a front border for a garment, decoratively embroidered in floss silk with a repeating stylised floral design. Edges of the linen are turned to the reverse s...