eBLJ 2007

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A Fragment of the Library of Theodore Haak (1605-1690)
(2007)
Poole, William
In 1703, as part of his ongoing donations to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, Hans Sloane (1660-1753) sent from his London collection some 95 volumes exclusively in German or Dutch. This article demonstrates that these books were in fact not, like his other gifts, duplicates from Sloane's library, but form an integral section of the otherwise lost library of Sloane's elder friend and contemporary, Theodore Haak (1605-1690). A descriptive list of these books keyed to modern shelf-marks is also supplied, worked up from the original entries in the surviving draft accessions register employed in the Bodleian in the period.
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A Franciscan Bible Illuminated in the Style of William de Brailes
(2007)
Kidd, Peter
The decoration in Harley MS 2813, a Bible hitherto unpublished except for an inaccurate three-line description in the Harley Catalogue, is here attributed to the famous 13th-century Oxford illuminator William de Brailes. In addition to biblical texts it contains a selection of masses which show that it was probably made for a Franciscan, and it includes indexing symbols devised by Robert Grosseteste, which ties it even more closely to the Oxford Franciscan house.
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Robert Harley, Christmas and the House of Lords’ Protest on the Attainder of Sir John Fenwick, 23 December 1696: The Mechanism of a Procedure Partly Exposed*
(2007)
Jones, Clyve
On 23 December 1696 the House of Lords passed the bill of attainder for treason on the jacobite Sir John Fenwick. Many of the lords on the minority side of the division entered a written protest against the vote into the journals of the House. Because the vote had been taken on the day the House recessed for the Christmas holidays, the rule whereby all protests had to be signed by the end of the day of the next sitting of the House was dispensed with and lords were allowed to sign at their next appearance in the House, even if it was not the next sitting (which turned out to be 7 January 1697). One peer signed as late as 26 February 1697. Robert Harley noted down a list of the protestors which is incomplete (very probably only those that signed the protest on 23 December). The timing of this protest immediately before Christmas, together with the help of Harley's list, enables a detailed study of this protest to reveal some of the mechanisms by which protests were organized. Also the list is probably the first piece of written evidence the historian has of the interest Harley (a figure of importance in the House of Commons) took in the workings of the House of Lords, which he was to enter himself as earl of Oxford in 1711.
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Hugh James Rose, James Murray and The Foreign Quarterly Review
(2007)
Wright, C. J.
The identity of the author of the famous article, 'Foreign Views of the Catholic Question', which appeared in The Foreign Quarterly Review in April 1829, gave rise to much contemporary debate. It has traditionally been attributed to the high church cleric Hugh James Rose. However, neither its contents or style support this view. A letter preserved amongst the Holland House Papers now reveals its actual writer to be James Murray, a journalist on The Times.
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Effigies ad Regem Angliae and the Representation of Kingship in Thirteenth-Century English Royal Culture
(2007)
Collard, Judith
The Effigies ad Regem Angliae is an unusual manuscript depicting images of the Kings of England from Edward the Confessor to Edward I. A deluxe volume, with its brief Anglo-Norman texts and its narrative scenes, it is unlike any other illustrated English historical work produced in this period. The images it contains reflect a range of influences including chronicle and romance literature, as well as representations found across media in manuscripts, wall paintings, stained glass and the decoration of royal apartments. By locating it within a broader artistic context, the manuscript provides an insight into the richness and complexity of this royal culture.
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The Keyes Papers at the British Library
(2007)
John-McAlister, Michael St
This article describes the papers and career of Roger Keyes (1872-1945), one of the most important naval figures of the first part of the twentieth century. The papers cover his long career from pre-World War One submarine service, through active service in World War One, the tense inter-war years, his attempts to maintain the Royal Navy's control of its own aircraft, and his role in establishing the commando forces used in combined operations during World War Two. The papers shed light on the major figures and events of the period, as well as showing another side to the man in the large amount of personal correspondence contained in the collection.
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Lord Nelson, HMS Victory and Sardinia - A Forgotten Episode?
(2007)
Reidy, Denis V.
This article describes the circumstances of Nelson's gift of a solid silver crucifix and two candlestick holders to the church of Santa Maria Maddalena, La Maddalena, Sardinia, in 1804.
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Most Secret and Confidential': The Pressed Copy Nelson Letters at the British Library
(2007)
White, Colin
This article reports the contents of nine volumes of the correspondence of Lord Nelson in press copy letter books (BL. Add. MSS 34952-34960). Of these 1099 letters, written from 1796 to 1805, 593 are unpublished. Largely private or personal letters to family, friends and naval colleagues and official letters concerning secret or sensitive matters, such as intelligence, diplomacy or operations, they constitute a significant find.
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Sir Thomas Jewell Bennett (1852-1925)
(2007)
O'Brien, John
An account of the personal papers of Sir Thomas Jewell Bennett (1852-1925), editor/principal proprietor of the Times of India and Conservative MP for Sevenoaks. They form an interesting source for politics and other issues in British India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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The Ingenious Mr Dummer: Rationalizing the Royal Navy in Late Seventeenth-Century England
(2007)
Fox, Celina
Edmund Dummer (1651-1713) joined the Royal Navy in 1668 and rose to become its Surveyor from 1692 to 1698. His period of service coincided with the 'Scientific Revolution' and efforts made by early Fellows of the Royal Society to apply scientific principles to the processes of navigation and ship design. Although not a F.R.S. himself, Dummer knew men like Pepys and Evelyn who were. He tried to introduce a more rational, planned approach to the task of building ships and dockyards, employing the language of the Royal Society, elements of mathematical calculation and above all, his superlative draughting skills. His endeavours were hindered by traditional work patterns and opposition from vested interests, as well as by technical over-ambition, but his magnificent visual records and pioneering written reports survive, above all, in the King's Library within the British Library. King's MS. 40 provides a vivid account of the voyage Dummer made round the Mediterranean in 1682-84, including panoramic views, prospects and plans of the major landmarks, ports and arsenals at Naples, Livorno, Pisa, Venice, Genoa, Toulon, Marseilles, Gibraltar and Cadiz, as well as views, profiles and pop-up illustrations of the different types of shipping. King's MS. 43 is a complete survey of the six royal dockyards with every building drawn to scale in section and plan, recording the improvements made between 1688 and 1698, notably his own pioneering works at Portsmouth and Plymouth.
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