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Clave historial con que se abre la puerta à la historia eclesiástica y política : chronología de los papas, y emperadores, reyes de España, Italia, y Francia, con los origenes de todas las monarquías: concilios, hereges, santos, escritores, y sucesos memorables de cada siglo
Flórez, Enrique (1702-1773)
1786
Title vignette. Full name: Enrique Flórez de Setien y Huidobro.
Origin of Fairs - Ireland
Lloyd Weedon, Trevor
1974
This file contains a photocopy of an ms. paper by Lloyd Weedon on the origin of fairs in Ireland ([15] leaves). As well as explaining the background to the origin of fairs, and listing examples of Iri...
Woodworkers' Tools
1972-1973
This file contains typed correspondence from W. L. Goodman to Stewart Sanderson and Tony Green on the terminology of woodworkers' tools from the 16th and 17th centuries (23 December 1972 - 6 April 197...
The English Dialect Survey's Dictionary Project
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
[1981]
This file contains a copy of a paper (17 leaves) delivered by Sanderson to the first International Symposium on Lexicography at the University of Copenhagen in 1982. The paper, entitled 'The English D...
A survey of history:, or, A nursery for gentry : Contrived and comprized in an intermixt discourse upon historicall and poeticall relations. A subject of it selfe well meriting the approbation of the judicious, who best know how to confirme their knowledge, by this briefe survey, or generall table of mixed discourses... Distinguished into several heads for the direction of the reader ... The like where of for variety of discourse, mixed with profit, and modest delight ... hath not heretofore bin published
Brathwait, Richard (1588?-1673); Brathwait, Richard (1588?-1673)
1638
Title within border. A revised and much extended edition of the author's "Schollers medley", 1614. With additional title page, engraved by William Marshall, with imprint: London printed by N. and ...
Welsh Placenames
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains papers relating to folklore in Welsh placenames. It includes a photocopy of G. Melville Richards' 'Barclodiad y Gawres: the Derivation and Meaning of the Name', which forms Appendix...
Folk Drama: General
1956-1980
This file contains a copy of Alex Helm's typed 'Index of Folk Plays' (complete to June 1956), [41] leaves, with ms. annotations; a copy of 'Traditional Drama: S[urvey of] L[anguage and] F[olklore]. Re...
Crime
[1972-1983]
This file contains items on criminal activities, including highway robbery and coining. This includes an ms note from Ivor Clissold to Tony Green describing a custom undertaken on leaving prison, coll...
The Dwelling House: Rooms, Fittings, Utilities, Etc.
1969-1979
This file contains items on various aspects of the dwelling house, with a focus on fittings and equipment and domestic utilities. This includes an article by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby on farm kit...
Sound Recording, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Harry Welshman, recorded in Duloe; talks about his time in the village; agricultural work and wages; leaving school aged fourteen; father's work as a gamekeeper; Army service during World War One; tak...
Folk Dance: General
[1971-1979]
This file contains a photocopy of the English Folk Dance and Song Society's leaflet number 15, 'Folk Dance Articles in the Journal of the English Folk Dance Society, Journal of the English Folk Dance ...
The Kellet Manuscript
Kellet, G R
[1970s]
The first file contains a photocopy of a manuscript by G. R. Kellet, being a memoir of growing up in Hunslet, Leeds, in the 1920s and 1930s. Although biographical, the manuscript includes descriptions...