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Book, medals, and printed ephemera relating to Helen Patuffa Hood and Marjory Kennedy Fraser
Book of Lismore (facsimile)
Handcrafted facsimile of the 15th century Irish manuscript Leabhar Leasa Mhoir.
Bookbinding notes
These 16-pages of manuscript notes on book-binding have been bound together in a blue heavy-card/textile cover. The notes were handwritten in pencil then written over in ink. The notes are illustrated with pencil drawings. The notes were produced in September 1941.
Booklet entitled 'The Chaldee portions of Daniel and Ezra translated into the Hebrew language' belonging to Andrew A. Bonar and accompanying correspondence
Booklet entitled 'The Chaldee portions of Daniel and Ezra translated into the Hebrew language from a MS found in Rome' published in Edinburgh, printed by Robert Young, Foreign Bookseller and Printer, Head of the Mound. The booklet belonged to Andrew A. Bonar and it was donated by his daughter Mrs Marjory C. Brown, 19 Wordsworth Avenue, Bournemouth in 1973. Two letters indicate that it was donated by her to New College Library and that the donation was accepted by John Howard, librarian.
Booth Family Papers
Bound collection of 12 watercolours of punishments in China
This is a collection of 12 very vividly water-coloured drawings (280 x 180 mm) depicting scenes of punishments and executions. They have been done on Chinese rice paper held in place by a light blue silk ribbon border. The binding is covered in contemporary decorated silk. Done probably in Canton (Guangzhou), circa 1850.