Holograph catalogue of Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield's library at Ethrope. The manuscript begins with an explanation of the shelving system at the library, followed by an index to the volume which divides the work by book size and language. ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710., Cervetto, Giacobbe, 1682-1783., Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, Earl of, 1755-1815., Darly, Matthias., Dryden, John, 1631-1700., Duck, Stephen, 1705-1756., Edwards, A., Hogarth, William, 1697-1764., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Collectors and collecting, Nobility, Books and reading, Private libraries, and Intellectual life
Autograph letter to his son detailing his approval of and pleasure in Fanny Burney's novel Camilla. Burney judges it to contain "better writing & deeper thinking than in either of her former novels" and praises it as "the best & most impressive system...
Description:
Accompanied by: typed description on the stationery of James F. Drake, Inc.
Subject (Name):
Burney, Charles, 1757-1817., Burney family., and Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840.
Subject (Topic):
Women, Intellectual life, and Women authors, English
Manuscript of a brief introduction to the Linnean system of botanical classification. Opening with a defense of botany against those who think it "a trifling insipid amusement and almost childish," Boutell argues that botanists seek to understand "the...
Description:
Possibly by the Rev. Charles Boutell (b. 1772), later rector of Litcham in Norfolk and father of the author of Boutell's Heraldry.
Subject (Name):
Boutell, Charles, b. 1772., Hayward, Matilda., and Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778
Subject (Topic):
Influence, Botany, Study and teaching, Education, Women, and Intellectual life
Manuscript catalogs of Dr. Charles Hutton's books, each volume in a single hand, arranged in alphabetical order and including information on place and date of publication, size, and number of volumes. The first volume contains books from his general ...
Description:
Charles Hutton (1737-1823) was a mathematician, professor, and foreign secretary of the Royal Society from 1777-1783. He was interested in applied mathematics and open to innovations from the continent, active in experiments with military technology,...
Subject (Geographic):
England, Great Britain., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Mathematicians, Books and reading, Collectors and collecting, Private libraries, Science and technology libraries, and Intellectual life
Manuscript catalogs of Dr. Charles Hutton's books, each volume in a single hand, arranged in alphabetical order and including information on place and date of publication, size, and number of volumes. The first volume contains books from his general ...
Description:
Charles Hutton (1737-1823) was a mathematician, professor, and foreign secretary of the Royal Society from 1777-1783. He was interested in applied mathematics and open to innovations from the continent, active in experiments with military technology,...
Subject (Geographic):
England, Great Britain., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Mathematicians, Books and reading, Collectors and collecting, Private libraries, Science and technology libraries, and Intellectual life
Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution a...
Description:
In French.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Great Britain., England, France, and Versailles (France)
Subject (Name):
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., and Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804.
Subject (Topic):
Cockfighting, Elections, Hunting, Lotteries, Slave trade, Newspapers, Nobility, Travelers' writings, French, Description and travel, History, Women, Intellectual life, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Manuscript in Simpson's hand containing fair copies of 26 poems in a variety of genres, many labeled as "Imitations" of published pieces. Titles include "Dedication: To Miss Sally Leaper;" "A Monody in Imitation of Milton's Lycidas;" "The Almshouse: ...
Description:
Front flyleaf signed, "Ste. Simpson."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, and Coventry (England)
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Occasional verse, English, Weavers, Working class, Books and reading, and Intellectual life
Autograph manuscript, on paper, containing 72 pages of medical, chemical and household recipes and formulas. Contents include many medical recipes, such as traditional herbal washes, broths, salves, oils and pills for specific ailments, including bald...
Description:
Robert Paston, first Earl of Yarmouth (1631-1683), English politician, collector of art, books, and curios, and scientist. One of the Original Fellows of the Royal Society, he conducted alchemical experiments with Thomas Henshaw and studied the medica...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Paracelsus, 1493-1541 and Yarmouth, Robert Paston, Earl of, 1631-1683.
Subject (Topic):
Influence, Alchemy, Chemistry, Cooking, English, Health, Iatrophysical school, Medicine, Medicine, Popular, Recipes, Traditional medicine, Workshop recipes, Early works to 1800, and Intellectual life
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of about 36 essays and verse translations on various subjects. The collection begins with an essay titled "Character & Design of the Author," which compares his collection of works to the Spectator, Tatler, and Guardian...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1720-1790., Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius., and Theocritus.
Subject (Topic):
English periodicals, English poetry, Philosophy, Theater, and Intellectual life
Manuscript diaries, in two hands, describing Burney's tour of Italy and France in 1770. The first volume begins with an explanation of the purpose of his tour, to collect information about music, and of the diaries, to record the incidents of the tou...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
France, Italy, Europe, and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Bassi, Laura, 1711-1778., Burney, Charles, 1726-1814., and Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Subject (Topic):
Music, Travelers' writings, English, Social life and customs, Description and travel, and Intellectual life
