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1. Holland voyage, 1690 Jan - 1691 Apr.
- Published / Created:
- 1690 January - 1691 April
- Call Number:
- Osborn b66
- Image Count:
- 18
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a diary documenting the author's travels and social activities in England and Holland, naming the aquaintances with whom he visited and dined. In England, he "dined at Chelsea with Lady Percivales sisters, children, etc. At 5, went to the Play." In Antwerp, he notes churches, organs, and collections of paintings and miniatures; in Brussels, he played tennis, attended a harpsichord performance, fenced, and went to see his friend's "best horses."
- Description:
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Pages 34-57 blank, not digitized., and Phillipps MS 9966, no. 172.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Social life and customs, Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century, and Netherlands--Description and travel
- Subject (Topic):
- Diaries, Gentry--Conduct of life, Leisure, and Nobility--England
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Holland voyage, 1690 Jan - 1691 Apr.
2. Travells, 1677-1680.
- Creator:
- Luttrell, Narcissus, 1657-1732
- Published / Created:
- 1677-1680
- Call Number:
- Osborn b314
- Image Count:
- 2
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a diary describing the author's travels through the shires and market towns of England, chiefly in the west and south of England and East Anglia. Luttrell describes the houses of each town and indicates whether it sends burgesses to Parliament, its market days and principal commodities, its inns, and its distance and accessibility from London.
- Description:
- Alphabetical index of towns at beginning of text., Binding: full calf., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., In English., Names of towns are rubricated, as well as marginal notes., and Stamped on spine: "Travells MSS."
- Subject (Geographic):
- England--Commerce, England--Description and travel, and Great Britain--Social life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain.--Parliament.--House of Commons and Luttrell, Narcissus,--1657-1732
- Subject (Topic):
- Market towns--England and Markets--Great Britain
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Travells, 1677-1680.
3. [Ballads and broadsides collected by Lovat Fraser : with a card index of first lines].
- Creator:
- Fraser, Claud Lovat, 1890-1921
- Call Number:
- IIb57 T1a
- Image Count:
- 6
- Alternative Title:
- [Ballads and broadsides collected by Lovat Fraser]
- Description:
- A few of the ballads with music., BEIN IIb57 T1: And envelope 38 cm. A typewritten letter, inscribed by A.H. Mayhew and dated Dec. 12, 1924, contains a full description ; laid in v. 1. Vol. 1 has a descriptive inscription by Fraser. Vols. with 17th cent. imprints: 9, 14, 19. Vols. with 18th cent. imprints: 6, 9, 14, 16, 19, 20. All vols. with 19 cent. imprints., BEIN IIb57 T1a: Card index of first lines. 3 boxes., and Volume 14.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Social life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Fraser, Claud Lovat,--1890-1921--Autograph and Fraser, Claud Lovat,--1890-1921--Inscription
- Subject (Topic):
- Ballads, English, Broadsides, English, and Folk songs, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Ballads and broadsides collected by Lovat Fraser : with a card index of first lines].
