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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Sala, George Augustus | 428 |
| Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) | 226 |
| Rossetti, William Michael (1829-1919) | 137 |
| Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria | 66 |
| Sala, Bessie (Mrs George Sala) | 46 |
| Cowden Clarke, Charles | 34 |
| Novello, (Joseph) Alfred | 29 |
| Hogg, Jabez | 28 |
| Novello, Vincent | 27 |
| Patrick Branwell Bronte | 24 |
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Medieval Manuscripts (Brotherton Collection)
1100-1499
Leeds University Library holds medieval manuscripts dating from the 12th to the 15th century.
Brotherton Collection Charters
1280-1850
These documents were acquired for the Brotherton Collection in the 1980s by Wendy Childs, Emeritus Professor in Later Medieval History at the University of Leeds, for the purposes of teaching palaeogr...
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.
George Crabbe correspondence and papers
1726-1816
Additional items listed Sep 2017: 'Letter and Watercolour' [BC MS 19c Crabbe/6].
The Disguise. A Comedy. In five acts.
Early 19th century
The original manuscript, probably autograph, of an unpublished early 19th century comedy. The identity of the author is unknown. The play features characters such as Lord Montrose, Sir Charles Lu...
'Fairy Tales in Verse from Grimm' manuscript volume
Ellis, Frederick Startridge (1830-1901)
08 Oct 1894
Unpublished volume of poetry by Frederick Startridge Ellis, who was primarily known as William Morris's bookseller. This manuscript is primarily fair copy with occasional additions and revisions, al...