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Total number of records: 61

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Brotherton Collection61
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections61

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romanies15
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folk literature7
folk literature, romany6
folklore6
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romani language4
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Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)6
Sampson, John (1862-1931)5
Lazell, David (1931-)4
Barannikov, A P (1890-1952)3
Dru︠T︡S, E3
Dru︠T︡S, E (1937-)3
Gessler, A3
Gessler, A (1945-)3
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Gibbon, Charles (1843-1890)3

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Proceedings of the Warrington Literary and Philosophical Society

Sampson, John (1862-1931); Warrington Literary & Philosophical Society

1897

I. From alchymy to chymistry / the President, October 19th, 1896 -- II. Radiography, or the X rays / E.J. Wall, November 16th, 1896 -- III. The origin and development of steam navigation / J.W.C. Hald...

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The casquet of literature : being a selection of prose and poetry from the works of the most admired authors (v.1)

Gibbon, Charles (1843-1890)

1886

Title vignette. Contains primarily literature of the 19th century from England and America. Items relevant to gypsies: vol. 1, p. 22, "Anecdote of Cervantes" [?]; pp. 211-12, poem by R.W. Emerson,...

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The casquet of literature : being a selection of prose and poetry from the works of the most admired authors (v.2)

Gibbon, Charles (1843-1890)

1886

Title vignette. Contains primarily literature of the 19th century from England and America. Items relevant to gypsies: vol. 1, p. 22, "Anecdote of Cervantes" [?]; pp. 211-12, poem by R.W. Emerson,...

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The casquet of literature : being a selection of prose and poetry from the works of the most admired authors (v.6)

Gibbon, Charles (1843-1890)

1886

Title vignette. Contains primarily literature of the 19th century from England and America. Items relevant to gypsies: vol. 1, p. 22, "Anecdote of Cervantes" [?]; pp. 211-12, poem by R.W. Emerson,...

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Literary studies

Whibley, Charles (1859-1930)

1919

The "Rogues and vagabonds of Shakespeare's time" was first published in "Shakespeare's England", 1916; "Sir Walter Ralegh", in Blackwood's magazine, November, 1918; "Jonathan Swift" was given as a lec...

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Die Zigeunerin in den romanischen Literaturen

Niemandt, Hans-Dieter (1926-)

c1992

Previously published as the authorʼs thesis (doctoral)--Universität Göttingen, 1955.

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The gypsies in Western literature

Dougherty, Frank Timothy (1950-)

1981

Vita. Photocopy of typescript original. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980.

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Die Zigeunerfrieda

Wallraff, Günter (1942-)

1991

Introduction by Günter Wallraff.

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.1)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.2)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.3)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.4)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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