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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Brief statements of a fact or experience, written down for review, or as an aid to memory, or to inform someone else; also includes short, informal letters.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bacon to Baedeker., 1826-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40035
Scope and Contents
Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically. Some letters include responses:Bacon, Charlotte, 1835-1836: folios 1-8;Bacon, Delia, undated: folios 9-10;Bacon, Francis, 1907: folios 11-12;Bacon, Thomas, 1858: folios 13-14;Bacourt, Adolphe de, 1834: folios 15-16;Baddeley, John, 1901-1902: folios 17-23;Baddeley,...
Dates:
1826-1914.
Prospectus for "The Nestorians and their rituals" by George Badger., 1850.
Item
Identifier: MS.42414
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
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...
Dates:
1850.