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Total number of records: 1899

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Books and printed items1493
Archives315
Indexes88
Art items2
Objects1

Top 10: Collection group

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Brotherton Collection1899
Herbert Read Collection363
English Literature228
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections100
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse96
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection49
Leeds Poetry33
Letters Database23
Medieval Manuscripts8
Incunabula5

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SubjectCount
incunabula29
english poetry28
painting22
art21
letters20
romanies20
hundred years' war, 1339-145319
world war, 1914-191819
travel15
french literature14

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
France373
Great Britain93
Europe65
Paris (France)24
Italy23
Nice, France18
Paris, France17
Burgundy (France)16
Flanders16
Germany13

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Anonymous40
Galerie De France (Paris, France)36
Glover, Arnold (1865-1905)21
Hazlitt, William (1778-1830)21
Howe, P P (1886-1944)21
Waller, A R (1867-1922)21
Froissart, Jean (1338?-1410?)20
Boswell, James (1740-1795)19
Boswell, James, 1740-179519
Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)19

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France

c.1914-1968

Loose notes containing manuscript journal entries made by Read describing a trip to France between 13 May and 3 June 1928.

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France (v.1)

Bodley, J E C (1853-1925)

1898

Contents: I. Introduction. book I. The revolution and modern France. book II. The constitution and the chief of the state. -- II. book III. The parliamentary system. book IV. Political parties.

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France (v.2)

Bodley, J E C (1853-1925)

1898

Contents: I. Introduction. book I. The revolution and modern France. book II. The constitution and the chief of the state. -- II. book III. The parliamentary system. book IV. Political parties.

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Frances Hodgkins

1893 - 1968

This file contains photographic reproductions of the work of Frances Hodgkins

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[Frances?] Uhlmann

1893 - 1968

This file contains photographs or other reproductions of the work of [Frances?] Uhlmann.

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Frances Derham

Derham, Frances (1894-1987)

15 - 19 Jul 1966

This file contains 1 signed typescript letter addressed to Herbert Read from Frances Derham, and 1 carbon copy response from Read.

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Frances Richards

Richards, Frances (1901-1985)

11 Feb 1959 - 17 Feb 1964

This file contains 2 letters to Herbert Read from Frances Richards (the wife of Ceri Richards) and 1 carbon copy of a response from Read. Richards writes to Read initially to thank him for the qual...

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Anatole France

George, Walter Lionel (1882-1926)

1915

Bound in blue cloth; stamped in gold and dark blue; top edges stained blue.

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France and Belgium

1945 - 1947

This file contains correspondence and associated material related to rights, translations and permissions for Herbert Read's books published in France and Belgium.

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Title: On the K. of France

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 168- ?

Manuscript: Lt 54

Contents: Satire on Louis XIV, supposing him dead

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Title: In France, 06

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 1706 (title)

Manuscript: Lt q 52

Contents: Satire attacking the corrupt state of the court, law, finances, trade and church in France

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Cathedrals of France

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917)

[1965]

"Rodin's only book, first published in 1914"-inside cover.

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