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An epistle to the Right Honourable the Lord-Mayor, aldermen and common-council, of the City of London, and Governors of the several Hospitals; with an appendix, containing the most material extracts from the sermon, &c. concerning the pernicious and excessive Use of spirituous liquors. The third edition, with additions. By the Right Reverend Isaac Lord Bishop of Worcester.
Maddox, Isaac, 1697-1759.Date: 1751- Books
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An epistle to the Right Honourable the Lord-Mayor, aldermen and common-council, of the City of London, and governors of the several hospitals; with an appendix, containing the most material extracts from the sermon, &c. concerning the pernicious and excessive Use of spirituous liquors. The second edition, with additions. By the Right Reverend Isaac Lord Bishop of Worcester.
Maddox, Isaac, 1697-1759.Date: 1751- Ephemera
The spider and fly : the advertiser takes this opportunity of informing his friends and a discerning public, that he continues the trade of making drunkards, paupers, thieves, beggars, adulterers, and murderers, on the most reasonable terms, and without notice.
Date: [between 1820 and 1829?]- Books
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Hints designed to promote beneficence, temperance, and medical science / by John Coakley Lettsom ... originally published in 1801; and now re-published with memoirs of the author; brief notices of many of his friends; and X new plates.
Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.Date: 1816- Archives and manuscripts
Brochure
Date: (c.1925)Reference: GC/258/13Part of: Knocker (later Love), Mary Ethel Corry (1883-1970)- Pictures
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The four elements, four qualities, four humours, four seasons, and four ages of man. Airbrush by Lois Hague, 1991.
Hague, Lois.Date: [1991]Reference: 114i- Ephemera
Nursing ephemera. Box 1.
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The choice. A poem. Containing I. The gentleman's retirement. II. His fortune and charity. III. His hospitality and temperance. IV. His company. V. His lady and converse. IV. His peaceable life. Vii. His happy death. By a person of quality.
Pomfret, John, 1667-1702.Date: MDCCI. [1701]- Archives and manuscripts
Photographs
Date: (c.1914-1919)Reference: GC/258/11Part of: Knocker (later Love), Mary Ethel Corry (1883-1970)- Archives and manuscripts
Medals and badges
Date: c.1911-1914Reference: GC/258/15Part of: Knocker (later Love), Mary Ethel Corry (1883-1970)- Archives and manuscripts
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Miscellaneous books and pamphlets
Date: 1844-c.1920Reference: MS.5852/1-13Part of: Morrison and Hobson Families- Archives and manuscripts
Loose notes on miscellaneous cases
Date: 1905-1944Reference: PP/SPI/C.1Part of: Spilsbury, Sir Bernard (1877-1947), Forensic Pathologist- Pictures
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Men grinding scythes in Sheffield. Wood engraving by M. Jackson, 1866, after J. Palmer, 1865.
Palmer, John, active 1856-1887.Date: 1866Reference: 33936i- Pictures
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Men grinding saws in Sheffield. Wood engraving by M. Jackson after J. Palmer, 1866.
Palmer, John, active 1856-1887.Date: Jan. 6, 1866Reference: 33965i- Books
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For the curious young gentlemen and ladies, that study and practise the noble and commendable art of drawing, colouring and japanning, a new and compleat drawing-book; Consisting of Variety of Classes, viz. Whole Figures in divers Positions, and all the several Parts of the Human Body from Head to Foot; light, airy, loose Landskips; Perspective Views of Sea-Ports, Forts, Ruins, &c. Being the close study, for a Series of Years, of the late Mr. Lens, Miniature-Painter, and Drawing-Master to Christ's-Hospital. In sixty-two copper-plates, engraved by himself. Designed chiefly for young Beginners, and now published from the Author's Originals, very necessary and useful for all Drawing-Schools, Boarding-Schools, &c. &c. To which is prefixed an introduction to drawing; Containing a Description of the Instruments and their respective Uses, and the Materials proper for Drawing; Rules for managing the Pencil, and the best Method for attaining Perfection in the Art; with Instructions by which a young Practitioner shall be enabled to form a Judgment as well of his own Performances as those of others; with easy, proper, and necessary Lessons for him at his first Entrance. Also, the Names of the Colours used, with Instructions to temper and mix them, and fit them for Painting. Likewise, Colours for washing Landskips, or Prints of any Kind; with plain and easy Rules for the Ladies Japanning. Translated from the French of Monsieur Gerrard de Lairesse, and improved with extracts from C. A. Du Fresnoy, Salmon, &c.
Lens, Bernard, 1682-1740.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practise the noble and commendable art of drawing, Colouring and Japanning, a new and compleat drawing-book; Consisting of Variety of Classes, viz. Whole Figures in divers Positions, and all the several Parts of the Human Body from Head to Foot; light, airy, loose Landskips; Perspective Views of Sea-Ports, Forts, Ruins, &c. Being the close study, for a Series of Years, of the late Mr. Lens, Miniature-Painter, and Drawing-Master to Christ's-Hospital. In Sixty-Two Copper-Plates, engraved by himself. in sixty-two copper-plates, engraved by himself. Design'd chiefly for young Beginners, and now first published from the Author's Originals, very necessary and useful for all Drawing-Schools, Boarding-Schools, &c. &c. To which is prefixed, an introduction to drawing; Containing a Description of the Instruments and their respective Uses, and the Materials proper for Drawing; Rules for managing the Pencil, and the best Method for attaining Perfection in the Art; with Instructions by which a young Practitioner shall be enabled to from a Judgment as well of his own Performances as those of others; with easy, proper, and necessary Lessons for him at his first Entrance. Also, the Names of the Colours used, with Instructions to temper and mix them, and fit them for Painting. Likewise, Colours for washing Landskips, or Prints of any Kind; with plain and easy Rules for the Ladies Japanning. Translated from the French of Monsieur Gerrard de Lairesse, and improved with extracts from C. A. Du Fresnoy.
Lens, Bernard, 1682-1740.Date: 1751- Books
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The wonders of the little world: or, a general history of man, in six books. Displaying the various faculties, capacities, powers and defects of the human body and mind, In several Thousand most interesting Relations of Persons remarkable for Bodily Perfections or Defects: Such as, Strength and Beauty, Stature and Agility, &c. Or, for Weakness and Deformity, Dwarfishness or Unweildiness, &c. Or for the Virtues and Vices of the Mind: Such as, Piety and Benevolence, Patriotism and Domestic Affection, Generosity and Frugality, Friendship and Hospitality, Wisdom and Prudence, Chastity and Patience, Fortitude and Valour, Moderation and Temperance, Learning, Industry and Ingenuity, &c. Or, Profaneness and Persecution, Tyranny and Brutality, Avarice and Prodigality, Ingratitude and Treachery, Folly and Presumption, Adultery, Rage and Revenge, Cowardice and Pusillanimity, Gluttony and Drunkenness, Ignorance, Sloth and Stupidity, &c. Or for the Powers and Weakness of the Senses and Affections: As, the Memory, Sight, Feeling, Taste, Smelling, &c. And of Love and Hatred, Fear and Anger, Joy and Grief, Desire and Hope, Scorn and Envy, &c. Together with accounts of the invention of arts, the advancement of science; Surprising escapes from death and dangers; Strange discoveries of long-concealed murders, And a vast Variety of other Matters equally curious. The Whole collected from the Writings of the most approved Historians, Philosophers and Physicians, of all Ages and Countries. Forming a compleat System of the Mental and Corporeal Powers and Defects of Human Nature; And intended to increase Knowledge, to promote Virtue, to discourage Vice, and to furnish Topics for Innocent and Ingenious Conversation. By Nathaniel Wanley, late M. A. And Vicar of Trinity Parish, Coventry.
Wanley, Nathaniel, 1634-1680.Date: M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]- Archives and manuscripts
Appointments, elections, honorary posts, invitations, presentations, etc
Date: 1962-1984Reference: WTI/SGB/A.16/2Part of: Browne, Stanley George, CMG, OBE, MD, FRCS, FRCP, DTM (1907-1986)- Books
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The wonders of the little world: or, a general history of man. In six books. Displaying the various faculties, capacities, powers and defects of the human body and mind, In several Thousand most interesting Relations of Persons remarkable for Bodily Perfections or Defects: Such as, Strength and Beauty, Stature and Agility, &c. Or, for Weakness and Deformity, Dwarfishness or Unweildiness, &c. Or for extraordinary Virtues or Vices of the Mind: Such as, Piety and Benevolence, Patriotism and Domestic Affection, Generosity and Frugality, Friendship and Hospitality, Wisdom and Prudence, Chastity and Patience, Fortitude and Valour, Moderation and Temperance, Learning, Industry and Ingenuity, &c. Or, Profaneness and Persecution, Tyranny and Brutality, Avarice and Prodigality, Ingratitude and Treachery, Folly and Presumption, Adultery, Rage and Revenge, Cowardice and Pusillanimity, Gluttony and Drunkenness, Ignorance, Sloth and Stupidity, &c. Or for the uncommon Powers or Weakness of the Senses and Affections: As, the Memory, Sight, Feeling, Taste, Smelling, &c. And of Love and Hatred, Fear and Anger, Joy and Grief, Desire and Hope, Scorn and Envy, &c. Together with accounts of the invention of arts, the advancement of science; surprising escapes from death and dangers; Strange Discoveries of long-concealed Murders, And a vast Variety of other Matters equally curious. The Whole collected from the Writings of the most approved Historians, Philosophers and Physicians, of all Ages and Countries. Forming a By Nathaniel Wanley, late M. A. And Vicar of Trinity Parish, Coventry.
Wanley, Nathaniel, 1634-1680.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
Special brothers and sisters : stories and tips for siblings of children with a disability or serious illness / edited by Annette Hames and Monica McCaffrey ; illustrated by Brendan McCaffrey.
Date: 2005- Archives and manuscripts
Haggard, Sir Henry Rider (1856-1925), popular writer
Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925.Date: 1901Reference: MS.8716- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: Kalisch-Kersley
Date: 1807-1962Reference: MS.8897- Archives and manuscripts
Lecture notes
Date: 1913-1931Reference: PP/AWD/C/4Part of: Daley, Sir (William) Allen (1887-1969)- Archives and manuscripts
Museum & Exhibition Book
Date: 1881-1894Reference: WF/M/GB/29/28Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
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Henry Wellcome Letter Book 8
Date: Jul 1904 - May 1905Reference: WF/E/01/01/08Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd