Lives of the Founders of the British Museum, 1. kötet

acquisition afterwards already Ambassador amongst antiquities ARUN Book British Museum brought century Chap Chapter Charles Charles TowNELEY CLASSICAL ARCHEOLO coins collections Collector Conington Corresp correspondence Cotton Library Cottonian Library Council Court D'EwES daughter death DELIAN MSS Died Duke Earl of ARUNDEL Earl of OXFORD early eminent England English famous formed FOUNDERS France gift GISTS AND EXPLORERS GONDOMAR HAMILTON Harleian HARLEY hath heir HENRY honour hundred JAMES King King's KNIGHT labours Lady LECTOR LEIAN MSS letters London Lord ARUNDEL Lord ELGIN Majesty manuscripts marbles ment Naples Natural History Old Royal Library Parliament passed political possession printed Privy purchase Queen Royal Society says sculpture sent seqq Sir Hans SLOANE Sir John Sir Robert COTTON Sir Thomas Sir Thomas COTTON Sir William HAMILTON SLOANE MUSEUM SOMERSET Thomas COTTON thousand pounds tion TOWNELEY treasures Trustees William COURTEN words writes wrote