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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... whole - was worth , in mercantile eyes , some three pounds ; ( 2 ) of seven portfolios of drawings , still more choice ; ( 3 ) of a hundred portfolios of prints , many of which were almost priceless ; and ( 4 ) of coins and gems such as ...
... whole - was worth , in mercantile eyes , some three pounds ; ( 2 ) of seven portfolios of drawings , still more choice ; ( 3 ) of a hundred portfolios of prints , many of which were almost priceless ; and ( 4 ) of coins and gems such as ...
426. oldal
... whole life . ' Lord SHELBURNE's library profited by his long release- ment from the cares of office . He bestowed much of his leisure upon its enrichment , and especially upon the acqui- sition of manuscript political literature . In ...
... whole life . ' Lord SHELBURNE's library profited by his long release- ment from the cares of office . He bestowed much of his leisure upon its enrichment , and especially upon the acqui- sition of manuscript political literature . In ...
431. oldal
... whole ; though POLIC he doubtless felt , within himself , that the cohesion was of BENEFAC- singularly frail tenacity . On the 24th of March , SHELBURNE had the satisfaction of conveying to Lord ROCKINGHAM the royal concession of his ...
... whole ; though POLIC he doubtless felt , within himself , that the cohesion was of BENEFAC- singularly frail tenacity . On the 24th of March , SHELBURNE had the satisfaction of conveying to Lord ROCKINGHAM the royal concession of his ...
440. oldal
... whole number of Classical Manuscripts which this Collector had brought together was stated , at the time of his death , to be three hundred and eighty - five . Dr. BURNEY died on the twenty - eighth of December , 1817 , having just ...
... whole number of Classical Manuscripts which this Collector had brought together was stated , at the time of his death , to be three hundred and eighty - five . Dr. BURNEY died on the twenty - eighth of December , 1817 , having just ...
442. oldal
... whole was thirteen thousand five hundred pounds . It was estimated that the Collection had cost Dr. BURNEY a much larger sum , and that , possibly , if sold by public auction , it might have produced to his representatives more than ...
... whole was thirteen thousand five hundred pounds . It was estimated that the Collection had cost Dr. BURNEY a much larger sum , and that , possibly , if sold by public auction , it might have produced to his representatives more than ...
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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