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Total number of records: 89

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives62
Books and printed items26
Objects1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection76
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection63
Herbert Read Collection9
English Literature3
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society3

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
writing89
poetry30
gift giving16
family15
translation12
editing10
penmanship8
paleography5
drawing5
diplomatics4

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Genoa, Italy14
London, United Kingdom5
Baden-Baden, Germany4
Germany3
Vienna, Austria1
Gadebridge, United Kingdom1
Berlin (Germany)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Richardson, Marion (1892-1946)7
Mabillon, Jean (1632-1707)4
Buschmann, Joh. Carl Ed3
Buschmann, Joh Carl Ed (1805-1880)3
Humboldt, Wilhelm Freiherr Von (1767-1835)3
Fairbank, Alfred J2
Clodd, Edward (1840-1930)2
Strunk, William (1869-1946)1
Steingrimur Arason (1879-1951)1
Titterton, Anna F1

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 16001
From 17008
From 180060
From 190020

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 16991
Up to 17996
Up to 189948
Up to 199934

Archive Series

GIGLIUCCI, Giovanni Battista

1854-1891

Typescript of the autobiography of Giovanni Battista Gigliucci and a photograph of Giovanni Battista Gigliucci and his wife Clara Anastasia Gigliucci (née Novello).

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NOVELLO, Clara Anastasia

1838-1910

Material related to the soprano singer Clara Anastasia Novello, including a gift presented to her; notes, manuscripts and partial typescripts for 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' published in 1910; hon...

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NOVELLO, (Mary) Sabilla

1838-1904

Financial, artistic, legal and literary material related to (Mary) Sabilla Novello and her short singing career. Includes portraits of her, albums of greetings cards and her illustrations to her siste...

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Notes

1850-1900

Examples of Clara Anastasia Novello's signature and various notes, verses and memos in Clara's hand and in the hands of her family and friends. Includes a selection of complimentary verses and letters...

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Notebooks

1765-1954

Two of Giuseppe 'Joseph' Novello's notebooks, with transcriptions and translations by his great-great-granddaughter Donna Nerina Medici di Marignano Gigliucci from 1954. The content includes details o...

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Memoirs

c. 1891

Typescript of the autobiography of Giovanni Battista Gigliucci, written in Italian.

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Stationary

c. 1850

The pen, seal and ex libris plates of Charles Cowden Clarke.

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Memoirs

c. 1910

The draft manuscript, partial typescript, notes and corrections for 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' edited by her daughter Valeria Gigliucci and published in 1910.

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Translations

1865-1875

Translations of poetry and prose by (Mary) Sabilla Novello, who was fluent in Italian, French and German.

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Various notes by Clara Anastasia Novello

c. 1840

Various manuscript items including blue folder inscribed ‘Odds and ends of pleasing lore.’ Containing her ‘Fragments torn from a notebook...1837-38’ with provenance noted; printed poem: ‘Sow...

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Various notes, verses and memos

1850-1900

Letters, notes concerning 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences’. Plus miscellaneous copies of verses, notes etc. Some by Clara or in the hand of other members of the Novello Cowden Clarke family, others b...

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Editing

c. 1899

One loose manuscript and one bound manuscript in three volumes of Simon's Hehl's memoir, variously titled 'Memoirs of a German Student' and 'My Grandfather's Life', edited by his maternal granddaughte...

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