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These are heavily annotated proofs of both Volumes I and II of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard. Both volumes have original pagination and are incomplete, although only a few pages are missing from each.

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The proofs here are for Volume I of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard, which was published by John Murray in 1849. The proofs have been heavily revised.

There are proofs for pages 1-62, 65-78 and 97-371. The page numbers are taken from the original pagination on the proofs.

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The proofs here are for Volume II of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard, which was published by John Murray in 1849. The proofs have been heavily revised.

There are proofs for pages 1-317 and 320-482. The page numbers are taken from the original pagination on the proofs.

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The proofs here are for the main body of text that forms the work by Layard. They start on page xvii of the introduction and continue until part way through chapter IX. The proofs have been annotated throughout by Layard, with many additions and deletions.

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These are proofs are for Volume I of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard. The proofs are incomplete, wanting pages 369 onwards using the original pagination. The proofs are enclosed within a wrapper annotated, 'Ly's Proof Sheet. Corrected. Nineveh vol. 1. For ?3rd ed. Mr Murray's compl.'

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The proofs here are for Volume II of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard. The proofs have been heavily annotated, with many additions, corrections and deletions.

Although these are not a complete set of proofs, only a few pages are missing. There are proofs for pages 1-252, 271-272 and 275-484. The page numbers are taken from the original pagination on the proofs. In addition there are six folios that have been added throughout the proofs with corrected text.

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Austen Henry Layard wrote books and articles about his travels, excavations, later career and painting. Many of the publications were published by John Murray during a period of over 50 years.

The papers here contain the manuscripts and proofs for many of these works, including articles Layard wrote for the 'Quarterly Review'. There are also typescripts in this series, mostly relating to memoirs of Layard from his time as British Minister to Spain and Turkey.

Scope and Contents All of the letters are to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically.1848: folios 1-18;1849: folios 19-41; (1)1850: folios 42-49;1851: folios 50-67;1852: folios 68-107; (2)1853: folios 108-141.(1) Includes letter of James Fergusson to John Murray III: folios 20A-20B;(2) Folio 84 is a proof illustration of an Armenian plough and ploughmen. The illustration was used under the...

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"Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon" was a work written by Austen Henry Layard and published by John Murray. It would appear to have been intended to be published in two volumes, but was eventually published in one volume in 1853.

In this series there are both manuscripts and proofs of the work, showing the progression through the publication process.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Austen Henry Layard wrote books and articles about his travels, excavations, later career and painting. Many of the publications were published by John Murray during a period of over 50 years.

The papers here contain the manuscripts and proofs for many of these works, including articles Layard wrote for the 'Quarterly Review'. There are also typescripts in this series, mostly relating to memoirs of Layard from his time as British Minister to Spain and Turkey.

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The manuscript is mostly in the hand of Austen Henry Layard, but would appear to include passages in the hand of a copyist. The manuscripts show additions and deletions, and includes proof illustrations. The first manuscript appears to be an earlier version.

The contents that was originally placed in Ms.42356 was subsumed in to Ms.42355. The reference Ms.42356 is therefore no longer in use.

Scope and Contents The manuscript relates to the work 'Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon' by Austen Henry Layard, which was published in 1853. It is in the hand of a copyist, with annotations in the hand of Austen Henry Layard.The manuscript has been edited with additions and deletions throughout. The manuscript covers the majority of the published work, including the preface, parts of the index, and a musical score entitled 'Chaunt of the Yezidi Priests', which appeared as Appendix...

Scope and Contents After Austen Henry Layard excavated the remains of Assyrian palaces between 1845 and 1847, there was great public appetite for more information about the newly unearthed artefacts, particularly because many believed that these discoveries confirmed history as described in the Bible.Layard wrote a lavishly illustrated work, 'Nineveh and its remains', which was published by John Murray in 1849. Despite its title, the discoveries in this work mostly relate to the city of Nimrud -...

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The manuscripts, proofs and typescripts in this series all relate to the written works of Layard about his experiences and work within the Ottoman Empire. This includes some of his most well known publications, including 'Nineveh and its Remains', which was first published by John Murray in 1849.

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Austen Henry Layard wrote books and articles about his travels, excavations, later career and painting. Many of the publications were published by John Murray during a period of over 50 years.

The papers here contain the manuscripts and proofs for many of these works, including articles Layard wrote for the 'Quarterly Review'. There are also typescripts in this series, mostly relating to memoirs of Layard from his time as British Minister to Spain and Turkey.

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This set of proofs contains marked proofs for volumes I and II of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard. There are additions, deletions and corrections to the text. A wrapper around the proofs for Volume I suggest that they are revisions for the 3rd edition of the work.

Scope and Contents Austen Henry Layard was a British archaeologist and politician. He is perhaps best remembered for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh. Layard was keen to publicise his discoveries and worked with John Murray to produce lavish publications about his discoveries. These were popular books and went through many editions.The papers here concerning Austen Henry Layard offer a detailed insight into the publishing process surrounding his works about his excavations.The...

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The proofs here relate to 'Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon', by Austen Henry Layard. It was published in 1853 by John Murray.

The proofs include the title pages and illustrations. Other than the title pages, they are annotated throughout.

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The proofs reflect the original intention of the publisher to issue the work in two volumes. The work was subsequently published in one volume.

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The manuscript includes some proofs of illustrations.

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The two sets of marked proofs here relate to the publication of 'Nineveh and its Remains' by Austen Henry Layard, published by John Murray in 1849. The proofs are heavily annotated, with many additions and deletions.

Both sets contain proofs for both Volumes I and II of the work, although they are incomplete.