2 columns. Number of Lines: 37. Written Area: 205 x 152mm. Width of Columns: 75mm. Line Height: 5mm. Ruled Column Lines. Pages numbered in Arabic numerals, in pencil, on every verso at bottom right. Rubricated initials, chapter titles and paragraph…
2 columns. Written Area: recto 102 x 111mm, verso 89 x 114mm. Column Width: recto 45mm, verso 47mm + 45mm. Number of Lines: 15. Gothic Minuscule (main text), 4? other hands for annotations. Rubricated.
1 column. Written Area: 107 x 76mm. Number of Lines: recto 19, verso 21. Line Height: about 5mm. Rubrication. Small amount of bookworm damage. No line/column rulings. Littera Gothica Hybrida.
Content: Prayers and Little Chapters (Capitula) for…
2 columns. Written Area: recto 170 x 123mm, verso 152 x 150mm. Column Width: recto 53mm + 57mm, verso 54mm + 56mm. Column Height: recto 158mm, verso 152mm. Number of Lines: recto 34, verso 33. Line Height: 5mm. Column rulings in lead (rubbed out from…
A selection of commercial photographs, showing Japanese scenic views, gardens, costumes, traditions and everyday life. Includes ceremonies, priests, samurais, actors, people of various professions, unnamed persons, dancers, rituals like hara-kiri,…
A selection of commercial photographs, showing Japanese scenic views, gardens, costumes, traditions and everyday life. Includes ceremonies, priests, samurais, actors, people of various professions, unnamed persons, dancers, rituals like hara-kiri,…
A selection of commercial photographs, showing Japanese scenic views, gardens, costumes, traditions and everyday life. Includes ceremonies, priests, samurais, actors, people of various professions, unnamed persons, dancers, rituals like hara-kiri,…
A selection of commercial photographs, showing Japanese scenic views, gardens, costumes, traditions and everyday life. Includes ceremonies, priests, samurais, actors, people of various professions, unnamed persons, dancers, rituals like hara-kiri,…
An original convict manuscript record written for Robert Dane (b. 1820). He was court martialled and convicted of mutinous conduct whilst serving as a soldier on 11 March 1840. Transported for life, he left Dublin on 16 December, 1840 on the convict…
Journal of a young girl's voyage on a Mediterranean cruise of the S.S. Aquitania (Cunard White Star Line), most likely written as a school project in the United States. The journal describes leaving New York, some of the journey,
Carbon paper copy letter books of personal and business correspondence dated from May 1880-Sept. 1881 and May 1183 to June 1886. Loose correspondence [4 pages] from the Melbourne International Exhibition 1880 dated from May to September 1881,…
One in a series of boy's adventure stories centred round Frank Reade Jr., a young inventor-genius who created a robot, "Steam Man" and a succession of creatures including "Steam Horse", "Electric Dolphin" and innumerable flying and swimming wonders,…
A mid-19th century manuscript cook book containing recipes and notes on household management. Written in a notebook, quarter-leather bound. Appears to be mainly English recipes but with the occassional reference to hot climate fair like Life Guards'…
The exhibition was held in the Rare Books Exhibition space, Sir Louis Matheson Library, Monash University from 14 June - 27 September 2013. Opening address given by Dr. John Hawke, Lecturer, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies.…