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
Autograph manuscript notebook documenting Arnold's tour of France, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland from March through August of 1859. Arnold traveled as Foreign Assistant Commissioner to the Newcastle Commission on Elementary Education, and many of the entries record official meetings connected with the commission's business, as well as Arnold's own observations on Continental educational systems, particularly those of France. In addition, Arnold notes his meetings with French authors and critics, including Sainte-Beuve, Villemain, Guizot, Mérimée, and Montalembert. Later entries consist almost entirely of quotations from Arnold's reading, particularly of French authors.
Description:
Ex libris A. Edward Newton. Ex libris Arthur A. Houghton. Purchased from Stonehill (Christie's sale, 1979 June 13, lot 14), on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1979. and Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), British poet and literary and social critic.
Subject (Geographic):
Belgium--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Netherlands--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
Subject (Name):
Guizot, M. (François), 1787-1874, Houghton, Arthur A. (Arthur Amory), 1906-1990--Bookplate, Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870, Montalembert, Charles Forbes, comte de, 1810-1870, Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940--Bookplate, Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin, 1804-1869, and Villemain, M. (Abel-François), 1790-1870
Subject (Topic):
Authors, English--19th century, Education, Compulsory--France, Education, Compulsory--Great Britain, Education, Elementary--France, Education, Elementary--Great Britain, and Travelers' writings, English
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of this description of the Low Countries, especially of their rulers, governments, and military forces. Includes observations on "The Archduke's Countrie" and on "Fraunce under Henry the 4th."
Description:
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator. and Text as printed London 1626.
Subject (Geographic):
France--Description and travel, France--Militia., France--Politics and government--1589-1610, Netherlands--Armed Forces, Netherlands--Description and travel, and Netherlands--Politics and government--1556-1648
Subject (Name):
Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610 and Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613
Manuscript on paper, in single hand, of a travel diary documenting the author's tour through Holland, Belgium, France and Italy. The author includes descriptions of each country's landscapes, buildings, items of manufacture, religious and social customs, scientific and medical curiosities, and anecdotes of local histories.
Description:
Binding: Marbled paper, stitched. and Written on rectos and continues from back on versos.
Subject (Geographic):
Belgium--Description and travel, Europe--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel, and Netherlands--Description and travel
