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Total number of records: 766

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items595
Archives139
Textiles32

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection125
Janina and Zygmunt Bauman65
English Literature52
International Textile Collection32
Leeds Russian Archive21
Herbert Read Collection10
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections7
Cookery Collection7
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society5
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
jews56
manuscripts, hebrew -- 18th century -- texts.30
middle ages29
judaism -- liturgy -- texts.18
cabala -- early works to 1800.14
art12
vases10
jews -- italy -- history -- sources.10
travel9
vases, ancient9

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PlaceCount
Italy766
France60
Europe22
Rome19
Switzerland19
Sicily (Italy)17
Rome (Italy)13
Germany11
Spain11
Milan9

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Muratori, Lodovico Antonio (1672-1750)35
Argelati, Filippo (1685-1755)29
Sterne, Laurence (1713-1768)27
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)24
Lalande, Jerome (1732-1807)20
Eustace, John Chetwode (1762-1815)15
Rolfe, Frederick William (1860-1913)12
Borgia Family11
Karl Baedeker (Firm)11
Baedeker, Karl (1801-1859)11

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From 13001
From 14005
From 150028
From 160051
From 1700186
From 1800179
From 1900227
From 200089

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Up to 14995
Up to 159918
Up to 169946
Up to 1799182
Up to 1899193
Up to 1999227
Up to latest95

Archive Collection

QUITTANCE OF DOWER

4 Apr 1404

Quittance of dower by John de Canali of Bussanna, received from John de Montali of Quarto on behlaf of Catherine di Antonio Sarpe of Quarto, wife of John de Canali and niece of John de Montali

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Archive Sub-series

Italian Official Documents

1558-1697

Printed Italian documents referencing Gypsies and Travellers [Roma] in Italy. Some with manuscript annotations.

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Archive File

(A1) Research and papers : 2013-2015

c. 2011- c. 2016

Research material mainly made up of prinotuts of online material covering Charlie Hebdo terror attack in France; terrorrism; Wikileaks; US and French politics/elections; Universal basic income; work,...

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28, 29, Jan, 2000, Palma

Nov 1999- Feb 2000

Correspondence concerning the arrangements for Zygmunt Bauman to deliver a lecture on "Individually, Together" on 28 January 2000. (La Società Degli Individui, 28 Jan, 2000)

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Course and Public Lecture Jan, 2000, Modena

Jun 1999 - Jan 2000

Correspondence concerning the arrangements of a course to be led by Zygmunt Bauman "Religion and the prospect of Modernity, The problem of community" from 25-29 January 2000.

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New Wealth, New Poverty. Towards a New Humanism" Conference Milan, Sep, 2000

Feb- Sep 2000

Correspondence concerning arrangements for Zygmunt Bauman's delivery of a talk on "In search of equality in an uncertain world" at the "New Wealth, New Poverty. Towards a New Humanism" conference. (Un...

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(G1) Research and papers : 2013-2016

2011-2016

Research notes and papers with many relating to lectures given/visits made by Zygmunt Bauman. Mainly includes manuscript and typescript (TS) notes, copies of articles by various (Igor Czernecki; Pat...

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Nov, 1998, Florence

Feb 1998 - Jan 1999

Correspondence concerning Janina and Zygmunt Bauman's delivery of lectures at the workshop “Modernity, Enlightenment, Genocide” on 9-10 November 1998, as part of the research project titled “The...

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University of Pisa, Nov, 1998, Pisa

Sep 1998 - Nov 1998

Correspondence concerning Zygmunt Bauman's delivery of a lecture titled "Human science: oxymoron or pleonasm: the unfulfilled project of sociology", on 19 November 1998 as part of a lecture conference...

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Dec, 2001, Rome

Jul 2001 - Dec 2001

Correspondence concerning Zygmunt Bauman's delivery of a lecture at the "Ethical Code" conference on 4 December 2001. (Italian Foundation for Volunteering, 4 Dec 2001)

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Mar 2002, Brescia

Jul 2001- Mar 2002

Correspondence concerning Zygmunt Bauman's delivery of a lecture at at Symposium titled “in the time of uncertainty… “ on 23 March 2002. (Missione Oggi Magazine)

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Apr-May, 2002, Rome

Dec 2001 - May 2002

Correspondence inviting Zygmunt Bauman to the "56th National Congress" on "globalisation" for the F.U.C.I on 30 April - 5 May 2002. (Federazione Universitaria Cattolica Italiana [Italian Catholic Fede...

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