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2.
- Creator:
- Leigh, Chandos, 1791-1850
- Call Number:
- OSB MSS 129
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 72
- Abstract:
- 20 ALS and 2 autograph manuscripts by Chandos Leigh, first Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh. Almost all of the letters were written during his travels on the Continent. Ten were written to his parents and sister in 1818-19 while he was on the grand tour. Let...
- Description:
- Chandos Leigh (1791-1850) was educated at Harrow School, where he met Lord Byron, and Christ Church, Oxford, following which he made the grand tour with Philip Shuttleworth. A distant cousin of Jane Austen's, and a generous literary patron to Leigh Hu...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe., Alps, Florence (Italy), Italy, Rome (Italy), and Switzerland
- Subject (Name):
- Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824., Brydges, Egerton, Sir, 1762-1837., Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822., Colvile, Frederick Leigh, 1819-1886., Leigh, Chandos, 1791-1850., Leigh, Chandos, 1791-1850, Leigh, James Henry, 1765-1823., Leigh, Julia, d. 1871., Leigh, Julia Twisleton, d. 1843., Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890., Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778, Thorvaldsen, Bertel, 1770-1844., Catholic Church, and Rugby School.
- Subject (Topic):
- Books and reading, Death and burial, Influence, Customs and practices, Authors, English, Dandies, English literature, Grand tours (Education), Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, Social life and customs, and Religious life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Chandos Leigh family papers, 1814-1850
3.
- Creator:
- Cornwall, Alan Gardner, 1797-1874
- Call Number:
- Osborn d424
- Image Count:
- 267
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary tracing 6 months of Cornwall's extended foreign tour in the company of Henry Venn Elliott, his tutor at Trinity College, Cambridge. This volume covers his journey from Pisa through various Italian cities and his subsequent travels to B...
- Description:
- Alphabetical index of placenames at back of volume.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Albania, Florence (Italy), Iōannina (Greece), Naples (Italy), Pisa (Italy), and Rome (Italy)
- Subject (Name):
- Ali Pașa, Tepedelenli, 1744?-1822., Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, Cornwall, Alan Gardner, 1797-1874., Elliott, Henry Venn, 1792-1865., Maitland, Thomas, Sir, 1759?-1824., Biblioteca apostolica vaticana., Catholic Church, Palazzo Medici Riccardi., and Palazzo Pitti.
- Subject (Topic):
- Influence, Customs and practices, Grand tours (Education), Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, Social life and customs, Antiquities, and Festivals, etc
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal : from Pisa on Monday Nov 17th 1817 to Arta on Sunday May 10th 1818. continued, Vol. II, 1817-1818
4.
- Creator:
- Sparke, Edward, -1692
- Call Number:
- Osborn b137
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of poems, the text of which is that of the second edition of Sparke's "Scintillula Altaris"(1660). The verses address the feasts of various saints and holy days, and are followed by George Herber...
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590., Gerard, John, 1564-1637., Herbert, George, 1593-1633., Sparke, Edward, d. 1692., and Church of England
- Subject (Topic):
- Customs and practices, English literature, English poetry, Fasts and feasts, Church of England, Meditations, Religious poetry, English, and Religious life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Learned and pious poems uppon the holy feasts & fasts of the church by Dr. Sparke, [late 17th century].
5.
- Call Number:
- Osborn b352
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper containing the narrative of a member of Lord Northumberland's retinue, possibly his chaplain (Wickail?). The author describes "the Churches, the Villas and Gardens, the Pallaces and Antiquitys" he saw on the journey, with particula...
- Description:
- Annotated on flyleaf: "George Fitz-Roy, natural son of Charles II, was Earl of Northumberland in 1674, and Duke in 1682. He died in 1716 without issue."
- Subject (Geographic):
- England., Italy, Naples (Italy), and Rome (Italy)
- Subject (Name):
- Howard, Philip Thomas, 1629-1694., Northumberland, George Fitzroy, Duke of, 1665-1716., and Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Customs and practices, Grand tours (Education), Learning and scholarship, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, Religious life and customs, and Antiquities
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Relation of my voiage into Italy with my Lord Northumberland, 1681 Nov-1682 Jun
6.
- Call Number:
- Osborn b363
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a cursive hand, of thirty-three prayers for the relief of the souls in Purgatory. The prayers open with "We salute thee o most sweet Lord Jesus," and focus particularly on redemption through the events of the Passion and Resurr...
- Description:
- Corrections include careful renumbering of all prayers past Prayer 5 on pasted-in small slips.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Jesus Christ and Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Passion, Customs and practices, Miserere, Catholics, Devotional exercises, Catholic Church, Devotional literature, English, Prayers for the dead, and Purgatory
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Three and thirty devout prayers equal to the years of Our Saviours life for relief of the faithfull departed, [1675].
7.
- Call Number:
- Osborn d386
- Image Count:
- 88
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Autograph diary of a six-month visit in Rome with "Charlotte and Papa." The author comments on art and architecture, gardens and fountains, and ancient monuments. The author, probably a woman, is interested in Catholic ceremonies and practices and des...
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary half red morocco with marbled boards and endpapers.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Italy., Italy, and Rome (Italy)
- Subject (Name):
- Antonelli, Giacomo, 1806-1876., Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875., Lyell, Mary., Spence, Benjamin., and Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Customs and practices, Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Women travelers, Description and travel, Festivals, etc, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Journal], 1857-1858






