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Total number of records: 23339
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Count of Collection group
Top 10: Subject
Top 10: Place
Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Anonymous | 2629 |
| Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | 1065 |
| Wodehouse, Sir Philip | 631 |
| Great Britain. Parliament | 325 |
| Tipping, William ? | 301 |
| Dryden, John (1631-1700) | 288 |
| Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930) | 265 |
| Wodehouse, Edmund | 260 |
| Great Britain | 248 |
| Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton | 235 |
Count of Earliest date
Medieval Manuscripts (Brotherton Collection)
1100-1499
Leeds University Library holds medieval manuscripts dating from the 12th to the 15th century.
Literature 17th and 18th century (Brotherton Collection)
17th century - 18th century
The manuscripts range from large verse miscellanies and commonplace books to individual leaves containing only a single poem. The poems similarly range over a wide corpus of verse composition, from we...
Language Manuscripts (Brotherton Collection)
1651-1745
Manuscripts on the English, French and Spanish languages, including works on English grammar.
Travel Manuscripts (Brotherton Collection)
17th-18th century
Manuscripts on European travel from the 17th-18th century. The collection predominently consists of travel diaries relating to tours taken in Europe throughout the period.
Yorkshire Manuscripts (Brotherton Collection)
1640-1710
Manuscripts relating to the Fairfax Family, largely dating from the mid-late 17th century. Includes: 'Analecta Fairfaxiana' by Charles Fairfax, his detailed history of the Fairfax and related familie...
Science Manuscripts (Brotherton Collection)
1700-1740
Manuscripts from the period 1700-1740, mainly comprising of lectures on mathematics, astronomy and related technical topics.
Political Manuscripts (Brotherton)
1630s-mid 18th century
Collection of political manuscripts, largely dating from the early-mid 18th century. The collection includes essays on English money and foregin trade.