Two copies of a typed list of the characters and list of scenes for "The Miller and his Men" by Isaac Pocock, with 8 colour scenes from "Webb's Scenes in the Miller and his Men" (no. 2, 5-11). The typed lists attribute scenery and costumes to W. Webb, "late of 146 Old Street, St. Luke's."
Drawing of an Ornate Hawk Eagle from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central America and South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a White-faced Capuchin monkey from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central America and South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Bound volume of published reports; annual reports of the late council 1854-1857; Report of Council 1859; Proceedings of the annual meeting 1864-65, 1868-71, 1873-74, 1877-78, 1881 ; Also included for each year are reports from the Treasurer, Librarian and Cabinet Keeper.
Consists of a fragment from a copy of an Irish disctionary or lexicon (foclóir). Begins with the entry "Ab" ands with the entry for "Coibic." Manuscript copied in 1706. Cover wanting. Contains a manuscript title-page with inscriptions of former owners. Text in two columns.
Manuscript of Geoffrey Keating's devotional work Tri biorghaoithe an bháis (Three shafts of death) in Irish, copied around 1650. Wanting pages 1-15. The manuscript is written on laid paper with watermarks (see for example pages 138-139). The leaves are bound in two pieces of leather with leather thongs, no spine.
Manuscript copy dating from 1812 of The Midnight Court (Cuirt An Mheán Oíche), a satirical poem by Irish writer Brian Merriman (Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre) written around 1780. On wove paper.