Lives of the Founders of the British Museum: With Notices of Its Chief Augmentors and Other Benefactors, 1570-1870, 2. kötetTrübner, 1870 - 780 oldal |
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... death , in 1799 , all his manu- scripts were bequeathed to the Museum , together with a Library of printed British Biography - more complete than anything of its kind theretofore collected . This last - named Collection extended ( if we ...
... death , in 1799 , all his manu- scripts were bequeathed to the Museum , together with a Library of printed British Biography - more complete than anything of its kind theretofore collected . This last - named Collection extended ( if we ...
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... French revolutionary war were caused less by personal fears than by the dread of public calamities , more terrible than death . During one Chap . III . year of the devastations on the 418 THE ORGANIZERS , AND EARLY AUGMENTORS .
... French revolutionary war were caused less by personal fears than by the dread of public calamities , more terrible than death . During one Chap . III . year of the devastations on the 418 THE ORGANIZERS , AND EARLY AUGMENTORS .
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... death . On another point our Collector was exposed to the shafts of sarcastic comment . He loved a good book to be printed on the very choicest material , and clothed in the richest fashion . The treasure within would not incline him to ...
... death . On another point our Collector was exposed to the shafts of sarcastic comment . He loved a good book to be printed on the very choicest material , and clothed in the richest fashion . The treasure within would not incline him to ...
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... death , Mr. CRACHERODE mustered strength to pay a farewell visit to the old shop at the Mews - Gate . He put a finely printed Terence ( from the press of FOULIS ) into one pocket , and a large paper Cebes into another ; and then , —with ...
... death , Mr. CRACHERODE mustered strength to pay a farewell visit to the old shop at the Mews - Gate . He put a finely printed Terence ( from the press of FOULIS ) into one pocket , and a large paper Cebes into another ; and then , —with ...
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... death of Earl John , in the middle of 1761 , called his son to take his seat in the House of Lords . He soon evinced the possession of powers eminently fitted to shine in Parliament . The impetuosity he had shown on the field Chap . III ...
... death of Earl John , in the middle of 1761 , called his son to take his seat in the House of Lords . He soon evinced the possession of powers eminently fitted to shine in Parliament . The impetuosity he had shown on the field Chap . III ...
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addition ancient Antonio PANIZZI appointed archæological arrangement Assyrian BANKSIAN basement bequest BOOK III British Museum building Catalogue century Chap Coins and Medals Committee early edition Egyptian ELLIS eminent England exhibition feet Felix SLADE Gallery GEORGE THE THIRD GEORGIAN GISTS AND EXPLORERS glass Greek GRENVILLE ground GROUP OF ARCHEOLO Henry honour House increase inscription JECTORS Joseph PLANTA King KING'S OR GEORGIAN labours LAYARD less Librarian literary literature London Lord SHELBURNE LOVERS AND PUBLIC Lycian manuscripts Marbles ment monuments MUSEUM UNDER SIR National Natural History Nineveh Nitrian Desert objects PANIZZI Parliament persons PLANTA portion present Printed Books PUBLIC BENEFAC purchase reader Reading-Room RECON removed Roman Room Royal sculptures side Sir Charles FELLOWS SIR H Sir Joseph BANKS space species specimens staircase STRUCTORS Syriac TATTAM Thomas GRENVILLE thousand five hundred thousand pounds tion tomb TORS OF RECENT Trustees upper floor vases volumes walls WATTS Zoology