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Total number of records: 34

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Archives29
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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture29
English Literature2
Brotherton Collection1
Leeds Russian Archive1

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folklore34
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manners and customs13
communication11
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Faroe Islands1
Iceland1

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Adcock, Mr1
Baba Yaga (Legendary Character)1
Berry, Simon J C1
Bilibin, Ivan ︠I︡Akovlevich (1876-1942)1
Briggs, Elspeth1
Briggs, Katharine M (1898-1980)1
Brownridge, A N1
Bury, Jack1
Chambers, Robert (1802-1871)1
Craigie, Sir William A (1867-1957)1

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Pen and pencil sketches of Faröe and Iceland : With an appendix containing translations from the Icelandic and 51 illustrations engraved on wood by W. J. Linton

Symington, Andrew James (1825-); Ólafur Pálsson (1814-1876)

1862

Appendices: I. Icelandic stories and fairy tales, tr. by the Rev. O. Pálsson. II. Specimens of old Icelandic poetry. III. Poems on northern subjects, in English and Icelandic. IV. Information for int...

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Hazel, Willow and Elder - Three British Trees, Their Uses and Folklore, with Special Reference to the Survey of English Dialects

Millington, Denise

1972

A collection of quotations concerning the uses of, and folklore associated with, hazel, willow and elder trees, based on printed sources and references made to them by informants involved in the Surve...

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Folklore as an historical science

Gomme, Sir George Laurence (1853-1916)

1908

"With twenty-eight illustrations" -- title-page. Includes bibliographical footnotes and index.

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The Fishermen of Newhaven

Paine, M J

1967

A thesis containing eight sections, providing general notes on Newhaven town and harbour, examples of fishermen's superstitions and prejudices, customs of the Brighton and Newhaven fishermen, clothing...

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Marya Morevna = Marʹi︠a︡ Morevna

Zheleznova, Irina Lʹvovna; Bilibin, Ivan ︠I︡Akovlevich (1876-1942)

1976

Cover title. Single signature stapled into illustrated self-wrapper.

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The Domestic Sewing Needle: An Enquiry into the Vocabulary and Folklore Associated with its Manufacturing Processes

Hawley, Elizabeth K

1962

A dissertation in four parts, based on fieldwork carried out in Redditch and Studley. The first part provides a general history of needle-making and a history of the trade in the Redditch area. Part T...

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The Smoking Pipe

Berry, Simon J C

1967

A thesis in four sections, presenting a history of the pipe, descriptions of the manufacture and styles of clay, brier, wooden, non-wood and Meerschaum pipes, pipe practice (public and private), the p...

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Corn Dollies

Gebarowicz, Anita

1980

A dissertation examining the craft of making corn dollies, and the folklore associated with them. Its sections provide information on regional names for corn dollies, the varieties of wheat used, song...

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Roads and Tracks

1963-1973

This file contains mounted magazine cuttings from 'John Peel Jottings' and 'Country Life', on bridges, cobble-laying, an ancient causeway in Wiltshire, an old tidal cart track at South Foreland (Kent)...

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The Craft of Hand Bookbinding: A Short History and Account of the Present State of the Craft. Its Traditions and Prospects Together with a Glossary of Terms Used by Binders

Brownridge, A N

1967

A study which charts the decline of the hand-made bookbinding craft since the beginning of the twentieth century, and records attitudes and beliefs disappearing in the face of fully mechanised Trade B...

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