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La.III.522: Specimens of calligraphic styles of writing, 1570-1624 (approximate)
Item
Identifier: La.III.522
Scope and Contents
MS La.III.522 is a composite manuscript of late-sixteenth and/or early-seventeenth century pieces of calligraphy, assembled by a later collector. The bulk of the manuscript is a combination of two different calligraphic alphabets with sample-texts, which follow the aspect and structure of early-modern writing-books. One of these decorative alphabets is composed of gothic, knotwork intials, while the other is structured by Roman capital letters against backgrounds of delicate, swirling vines....
Dates:
1570-1624 (approximate)
Manuscript song book of "Miss Stow", with enclosures by Carolyn Coxon, late 18th-century [?] (song book); 2nd half of the 20th century (enclosures)
Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/19-0126
Scope and Contents
This is a song book partly manuscript, partly printed which had belonged to a "Miss Stow". It contains many interspersed paper notes added subsequently by Carolyn Coxon, commenting and identifying the music pieces.The printed section is entitled "The Celebrated Russian Dance call'd Rafatchek as Danc'd at the London & French Theatres by M. Vestris & Madn Guimer, set for the Harpsichord or Piano Forte with Variations. By Domenico Corri",...
Dates:
late 18th-century [?] (song book); 2nd half of the 20th century (enclosures)
Offprint and English translation of an Italian article on wireless range-finding, September 1939
File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.250
Scope and Contents
Offprint, and English translation of an Italian article on wireless range-finding. The material consists of 4 pages only of a report on German detection of English aircraft, dated September 1939.
Dates:
September 1939
Radar, 1935-1952
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-37/C.248-C.274
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of 27 files containing material relating to Edward Appleton’s research into Radar [Radio Detection And Ranging]. Much of this consists of reports and information, some of it was sent to Appleton to document research in progress or for various wartime projects, and some was sent to or assembled by him as documentation for the historical development of radar. The material consequently includes some interesting reports on wartime research in Britain and elsewhere, and...
Dates:
1935-1952