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Archive Art Piece

Redmire. Aug 1929

Frederick Lawson

5/Aug/1929

Charcoal drawing of people with horse and carts. Written on the front, "Redmire August 5th 1929."

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? Guardian (...? and Portsmouth) 18 Aug 1986

1986

i) Fairy dale folk & ii) Picture of psychic research group exploring Cottingley Dell (no B number)

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Title: The Voyage, written Aug. 18 1771

Attribution: By a Young Gentleman

Date(s): 1771 (title)

Manuscript: Lt 125

Contents: Account of a naval voyage from Plymouth by a young sailor, aboard The Somerset, under the command of Captain Hughes. The poem breaks off unfinished and is crossed out

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Title: Song, sung before the Queen, Aug. 27 1689

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 1689

Manuscript: Lt q 48

Contents: Patriotic song of encouragement to William III in his wars against

France, addressed to Mary II. Cf. BCMSV 2603.

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Augustinus De ciuitate dei : cum commento

Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Trivet, Nicholas (1258?-1328); Thomas Waleys (1287-1350?); Amerbach, Johannes (1430-1513); Atkinson, Richard; Fauconberg, Thomas Belasyse Earl (1699-1774); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno salutiferi virginalis partus octogesimonono supra millesimu[m] quaterq[ue] centesimu[m] Idibus februarijs. [13 February 1489]

Half-title. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on O4r reads: Hoc opus exactu[m] diuina arte Joannis Amerbacensis: lecor vbiq[ue] legas. Inuenis in textu glosis seu margine min[orum]: Quo merito gaude...

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Ex libro retractationvm: confessionvm mearvm libri tredecim & de malis & de bonis meis Avrelii Avgvstini devotissimvs confessionvm liber incipit: magnvs es domini et laudabilis ualdis... [etc]

Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430); Bono, Giovanni (1473-1476); Castelli, Francesco (1505?-1578); Paillet, Eugène (1829-1901); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno incarnationis domini M.CCCC.LXXV.: XII° Kalendas Augusti. [21 July 1475]

Signatures: [1-20⁸ 21⁴]. Colophon reads: Avrelii Avgvstini confessionvm tertivs decimvs atqve vltimus liber explicit. Deo gratias. Q[uod] lætum augustina ferat confessio fœtum Præsens fratre r...

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Augustinus De civitate Dei cum commento

Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Trivet, Nicholas (1258?-1328); Thomas Waleys (1287-1350?); Scotto, Ottaviano (1498); Locatelli, Boneto (1486-1523); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno salutiferi virginalis part[us] octogesimonono supra milesimum [et] quatercentesimum: duodecimo Klendas Martias. [18 February 1489/1490]

Signatures: A-R⁸ S⁶ t-z⁸ [et⁸] [con⁸] [rum⁸] AA-EE⁸ FF-HH⁶. Colophon on HH1v reads: Aurelij Augustini de civitate dei liber explicit: impressus Uenetijs issu impensisque Nobilis viri...

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Aurelii Augustini de ciuitate dei primi libri incipiu[n]t rubricae

Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Johann of Speier (1470); Wendelin of Speier; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

M.CCCC.LXX. [1470]

Signatures: [a-b⁸ c-z¹⁰ A-C¹⁰ D⁸ E¹⁰]. Place of printing and date from colophon. Colophon in verse following the end of the text on leaf [E9r]: Qui docuit Venetos exscribi posse Ioann...

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Aurelij augustini de ciuitate dei primi libri incipiunt rubrice

Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430); Jenson, Nicolas (1420-1480); Crawshaw, Edward; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno a natiuitate domini mile simo quadringe[n]tesimo septuagesimo quinto: sexto nonas octobres. [2 October 1475]

Signatures: [a-b⁸ c-z¹⁰ A-H¹⁰]. Colophon reads: Aurelij Augustini opus de ciuitate dei feliciter explicit: confectum uenetijs ab egregio [et] dilige[n]ti magistro Nicolao ienson: Petro mo[c]e...

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Augustinus De trinitate

Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Amerbach, Johannes (1430-1513); Atkinson, Richard; Fauconberg, Thomas Belasyse Earl (1699-1774); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno domini M.cccc.lxxxix. [1489]

Signatures: a-d⁸ e-k in alternate 8s and 6s l-m⁶. Date of printing from explicit on leaf m3v: Aurelij Augustini de trinitate liber explicitus est. Anno domini M.cccc.lxxxix. Explicit note on m...

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Aurelij Augustini Prima Quinquagena

Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430); Amerbach, Johannes (1430-1513); Eccleston, John (1516); Fauconberg, Viscounts; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno d[omi]n. M.cccc.xcvii [1497]

Signatures: a-d⁸ e-m in alternate 8s and 6s n⁶ o¹⁰ A-F in alternate 8s and 6s G⁸ H-P in alternate 8s and 6s Q-R⁸ S-U⁶ aa-qq in alternate 8s and 6s rr-tt⁸ Aa-Bb in alternate 8s and 6s Cc...

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Théatre complet de Émile Augier (t.1)

Augier, Emile (1820-1889)

I. La ciguë. Un homme de bien. L'aventurière. L'habit vert. Gabrielle. Le joueur de flûte.--II. Diane. Philiberte. Le gendre de M. Poirier. Ceinture dorée.--III. La pierre de touche. Le mariage d'...

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