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- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1571]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 610
- Image Count:
- 194
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper. The documents in this archival register cover the period from King Henry VIII (1509-1547) through Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603).
- Description:
- In English., Script: Copied by a single hand in Gothica Cursiva Libraria (Secretary)., and Binding: Limp vellum with remains of leather ties. Preserved in a modern cardboard folder covered with paper decorated with vertical red and purple stripes. On the brown leather spine the gold-tooled inscription: "KING HENRY VIII'S OWN MS. BOUCH OF COURT".
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Courts and courtiers, Manuscripts, Medieval, Court and courtiers, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bouche of courte
3.
- Creator:
- Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700-1788
- Call Number:
- OSB MSS FILE 19668
- Image Count:
- 22
- Abstract:
- Nine manuscript letters to Fanny Burney, dictated and signed by Mary Delany. Subjects include the health of the two women and of friends; plans for visits and holidays; the publication of Charles Burney's Musical Catalogue; and Burney's appointment as Second Keeper of the Queen's Robes
- Description:
- Mary Granville Delany (1700-1788) was an English Bluestocking, best-known today for her flower collages and other paper artworks. and In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Burney, Charles, 1726-1814., Burney family., Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840., and Delany, Mrs. 1700-1788. (Mary),
- Subject (Topic):
- Courts and courtiers, Female friendship, Women, Social networks, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mary Delany letters to Fanny Burney, 1784-1787
4.
- Creator:
- Percivall, Mrs
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 70
- Image Count:
- 70
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of twelve letters written during a tour of London and addressed to "dear Elvira." In the letters, the author (Mrs. Percivall or Percival?) describes the social sights of London, including parties and dinners she attends, music she hears, and nobility she sees, including a masquerade at Somerset House where her friend dresses up as an Indian princess; a dinner which the Queen gave to the Ambassador; a military show by soldiers in Hyde Park; and, at the end of the volume, a masquerade ball in which she meets "a very agreeable gentleman." In addition, "being almost smothered with the thick air of London," she and her acquaintances take a trip into the country, where they visit Hatfield and attend a concert of music hosted by Italian marquis, where "there was an eunuch who sang." Throughout, she provides detailed descriptions of paintings, furniture, silverware, food, equipages, and the dress of the nobility
- Description:
- In English., Title from first page., Leaves are numbered and written on the rectos only, except for pages 6, 8, and 44 which are numbered and written on versos., Binding: half morocco over machine-grain morocco boards., and An unvetted transcript is available in the object file. For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London., England., Great Britain., Great Britain, and London
- Subject (Name):
- Percivall, Mrs.
- Subject (Topic):
- Amusements, Country homes, Courts and courtiers, Nobility, Social life and customs, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Observations made by Mrs. Percivall when in London, [1713 or 1714].
