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Total number of records: 128

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Books and printed items85
Archives40
Art items2
Objects1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection38
Quaker Collection18
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection13
English Literature11
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive9
Cookery Collection5
Herbert Read Collection3
Leeds Russian Archive2
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1
Ripon Cathedral1

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marriage128
islamic law16
ethics15
family disorganization12
letter writing9
society of friends8
family8
finance4
divorce4
home economics3

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London, United Kingdom11
Genoa, Italy2
Russia1
Paris (France)1
Great Britain1
Bradford, United Kingdom1
Grande-Bretagne1
Leeds, United Kingdom1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
West, Moses9
Society of Friends6
Smith, William (1672)5
Ward, Edward (1667-1731)4
Selden, John3
Selden, John (1584-1654)3
Rivington, John (1779-1841)2
Morgan, Hector Davies (1785-1850)2
Catholic Church2
Parker, Joseph (1832-)2

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ضياء الانوار على مذهب الائمة الاطهار. ḍyāʾul-ʾanwar ʿala maḏhabi-l ʾaʾimmati-l ʾaṭhār

16th century

The volume is a discussion of jurisprudence issues, marriage, divorce and usury etc. Author: احمد بن إسحاق بن إبراهيم الحسنيً الحسينيً(نظام الدين الشي...

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شرح الهداية. šarḥu-lhidāīa

1077-1666

The volume discusses jurisprudence issues; marriage, divorce, menstruation, dowry etc. Author: عبيدالله بن. مسعود بن تاج الشريعة. ʿubaīdyilāh bin masʿūd bin tāj aš...

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منحة السلوك على تحفة الملوك. minḥatu-sulūk ʿala tuḥfat almulūk

1187-1773

The volume discusses jurisprudence issues; marriage, divorce, women, robbery etcetera. Author: ابي محمد محمود ابن احمد العيني. ʾabī muḥammad maḥmūd ʾaḥmad alʿaī...

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Kate de Sausmarez to Maurice de Sausmarez

c. 1939-1958

One postcard and two handwritten letters from Kate Elizabeth de Sausmarez (née Lyons) to Maurice de Sausmarez, making plans for their marriage in January 1940 and following their separation, discussi...

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Untitled manuscript on Islamic law

18th century

The beginning and end of the volume are missing. It is a text on Islamic law including labour rules and wages for workers, waqf (trust), marriage, etcetera. Date uncertain.

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وقاية الرواية في الرواية في مسايل الهداية. Wiqāaītu-riwaīāh fī-riwāīah fī masāiyl ʾālhidaiah

1072-1662

The text is a discussion of law; adultery, zakah, waqf, dower etcetera. No author is given in the item. The name of the author stated in the print catalogue is based on Brockelmann: عبيد ال...

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Marriage certificate of Benjamin Denison Smith and Caroline Wyke, 25 December 1891, issued by the Society of Friends.

1891

Comprises a certificate for the marriage of Benjamin Denison Smith of Wednesbury, Staffordshire, son of Matthew Ellis and Emma Smith of Leeds, and Caroline Wyke of Leeds, daughter of William and Hanna...

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Marriage certificate of Thomas Thompson and Fanny Barrett, 12 September 1883, issued by the Society of Friends.

1883

Comprises a certificate for the marriage of Thomas Thompson of Settle, Yorkshire, son of Silvanus Thompson of Settle (deceased) and Bridget his wife, and Fanny Barrett, daughter of William Barrett of ...

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Anton Ehrenzweig to Maurice de Sausmarez

1963

Handwritten letter from Anton Ehrenzweig to Maurice de Sausmarez, noting his slow recovery. Also includes a printed telegram wedding greetings card for the marriage between Maurice de Sausmarez and Ja...

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Marriage certificate of George Brearey of Dewsbury and Hannah Brady of York, according to the usage of the Society of Friends

1836

Certificate for a marriage at Thornton in the Clay (Thornton-le-Clay, North Yorkshire) on 24 August 1836, in the presence of twenty-seven witnesses

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Tagart, [Helen]

1847-1853

Two handwritten letters from Mary Cowden Clarke to Helen Tagart, accepting an invitation and noting that Cowden Clarke and her sister Emma Aloysia Novello had spent time with Tagart's daughter. In the...

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