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The train in the night : a story of music and loss / Nick Coleman.
Coleman, Nick, 1960-Date: 2012- Pictures
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Orpheus charming the animals with music. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas after A. Hondius.
Hondius, Abraham, 1625-1695.Date: 1770Reference: 11710i- Books
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Essays. On poetry and music, as they affect the mind. On laughter, and ludicrous composition. On the utility of classical learning. By James Beattie, LL. D. Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen.
Beattie, James, 1735-1803.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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Essays: on poetry and music, as they affect the mind; on laughter, and ludicrous composition; on the usefulness of classical learning. By James Beattie, LL. D. Professor Of Moral Philosophy And Logic In The Marischal College And University Of Aberdeen.
Beattie, James, 1735-1803.Date: M.DCC.LXXIX. [1779]- Books
Culture throughlines : values, visions, and transformation--African American music, American culture, and society / edited by William Banfield.
Date: 2023- Pictures
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A woman is playing the harp as she and her male companion sing together, representing a man and a woman in love. Etching by James Gillray.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: October 25th 1805Reference: 28520i- Archives and manuscripts
Reprints and pamphlets of articles by Myers
Date: 1902-1946Reference: PSY/MYE/1Part of: Myers, Charles Samuel (1873-1946)- Books
Season of the witch : how the occult saved rock and roll / Peter Bebergal.
Bebergal, PeterDate: [2014]- Books
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The natural, moral, and divine influences of musick. A sermon preach'd in the cathedral-church of Gloucester, at the anniversary meeting of the choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford, September 14, 1748. Published at their Joint Request. By John Newton, M.A. Rector of Taynton, and Minor Canon of the Cathedral-Church of Gloucester.
Newton, John, 1711 or 1712-Date: [1748]- Pictures
Orpheus attempting to rescue Eurydice from the underworld. Etching after A. van Diepenbeeck.
Diepenbeeck, Abraham van, 1596-1675.Date: [between 1655 and 1733?]Reference: 2917582i- Books
Music and the making of modern science / Peter Pesic.
Pesic, PeterDate: [2014]- Books
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Women, the recited Qur'an, and Islamic music in Indonesia / Anne K. Rasmussen.
Rasmussen, Anne KDate: [2010], ©2010- Books
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A Brief History of Death.
Davies, J. D. G. (J. Douglas G.)Date: 2007- Books
The legacy of Islam / edited by the late Sir Thomas Arnold ... and Alfred Guillaume.
Date: 1931- Pictures
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Three noblemen dance round a tall thistle as the devil plays the bagpipes; representing Scottish influence on the British policy towards American independence. Engraving, 1775.
Date: [1 March 1775]Reference: 26649i- Books
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A new and universal history, description and survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, And their adjacent parts. Including not only all the Parishes within the Bills of Mortality, but the Towns, Villages, Palaces, Seats, and Country, to the extent of Twenty Miles round, comprizing a circle of near one hundred and fifty miles. Containing An accurate and circumstantial Account of the Origin of London; with a View of its progressive improvement, from its first foundation to its present flourishing state, and amazing extent. A Description of the Antiquities, from the most remote periods of authentic intelligence. A particular Account of its constitution and government, ecclesiastical, civil and military; its charters, laws, customs, privileges, immunities, commerce, trade, manufactures, its astonishing power and influence, foreign and domestic. A Survey and Description of the several wards, parishes, precincts, liberties, squares, streets, avenues, churches, chapels, palaces, parliament-house, courts of law, inns of court, noblemen's houses, halls, hospitals, colleges, alms-houses, schools, museums, gates, and other remarkable buildings, public and private. History of the several incorporated companies of merchants and traders; their origin, institution, constitution, peculiar laws, rights, privileges, and coats of arms. An Account of the several charitable foundations, and benevolent institutions in the Metropolis and its environs; which, to the immortal credit of the humane inhabitants, are much greater in number, more liberally supported, and decently conducted, than in any other place in the universe. A variety of instructive and entertaining anecdotes relative to the transactions of such persons who have more particularly distinguished themselves in a political, magisterial, military, marine, commercial, ecclesiastical, or literary capacity. A comprehensive view of the progress of the learned and ingenious, the gradual improvement of literature, the ancient and present state of the arts, sciences, and belles letters, the encouragement given to painting, music, history, oratory, and the fine arts in general; survey of the public amusements, and most remarkable places of entertainment, with critical remarks on their beauties, blemishes and tendencies. The ancient and present state and curiosities of St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, the Monument, British Museum, Royal Exchange, Account of the Bank, Adelphi Buildings, Bridges, &c. Curious calculations respecting the number of inhabitants; comparisons between this metropolis and the principal cities in the universe; inferences concerning births and burials. An account of the mineral waters, springs, vegetables, fossils, &c. found in London and its vicinity. A description of the most remarkable towns, villages, palaces, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, and other buildings public and private, and the country in general, &c. which surround and ornament this opulent and superb metropolis for the space of twenty miles. Comprizing, in the most accurate and comprehensive Manner, A full and impartial account of all that relates to this important Metropolis, and the surrounding country, which can improve the understanding, excite the attention, gratify the curiosity, or captivate the imagination. By Walter Harrison, Esq. Enriched with upwards of one hundred elegant copper-plate engravings, exhibiting architectral, perspective antique, and rural views of churches, chapels, palaces, gates, antiquities, ruins, hospitals, bridges, and other buildings, public and private; delightful landscapes, beautiful prospects, and captivating situations; besides plans, maps, surveys, &c.
Harrison, Walter, Esq.Date: MDCCLXXVI [1776]- Books
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A new and universal history, description and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, And their Adjacent Parts. Including not only all the Parishes within the Bills of Mortality, but the Towns, Villages, Palaces, Seats, and Country, to the extent of Twenty Miles round, Comprizing a Circle of Near One Hundred and Fifty Miles. Containing An accurate and circumstantial Account of the Origin of London; with a View of its progressive improvement, from its first foundation to its present flourishing state, and amazing extent. A Description of the Antiquities, from the most remote periods of authentic intelligence. A particular Account of its constitution and government, ecclesiastical, civil and military; its charters, laws, customs, privileges, immunities, commerce, trade, manufactures, its astonishing power and influence, foreign and domestic. A Survey and Description of the several wards, parishes, precincts, liberties, squares, streets, avenues, churches, chapels, palaces, parliament-house, courts of law, inns of court, noblemen's houses, halls, hospitals, colleges, alms-houses, schools, museums, gates, and other remarkable buildings, public and private. History of the several incorporated companies of merchants and traders; their origin, institution, constitution, peculiar laws, rights, privileges, and coats of arms. An Account of the several charitable foundations, and benevolent institutions in the Metropolis and its environs; which, to the immortal credit of the humane inhabitants, are much greater in number, more liberally supported, and decently conducted, than in any other place in the universe. A variety of instructive and entertaining anecdotes relative to the transactions of such persons who have more particularly distinguished themselves in a political, magisterial, military, marine, commercial, ecclesiastical, or literary capacity. A comprehensive view of the progress of the learned and ingenious, the gradual improvement of literature, the ancient and present state of the arts, sciences, and belles letters, the encouragement given to painting, music, history, oratory, and the fine arts in general; survey of the public amusements, and most remarkable places of entertainment, with critical remarks on their beauties, blemishes and tendencies. The ancient and present state and curiosities of St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, the Monument, British Museum, Royal Exchange, Account of the Bank, Adelphi Buildings, Bridges, &c. Curious calculations respecting the number of inhabitants; comparisons between this metropolis and the principal cities in the universe; inferences concerning births and burials. An account of the mineral waters, springs, vegetables, fossils, &c. found in London and its vicinity- A description of the most remarkable towns, villages, palaces, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, and other buildings public and private, and the country in general, &c. which surround and ornament this opulent and superb metropolis for the spacé of twenty miles. Comprizing, in the most accurate and comprehensive Manner, A full and impartial account of all that relates to this important Metropolis, and the surrounding country, which can improve the understanding, excite the attention, gratify the curiosity, or captivate the imagination. By Walter Harrison, Esq. Enriched with upwards of one hundred elegant copper-plate engravings, exhibiting architectral, perspective antique, and rural views of churches, chapels, palaces, gates, antiquities, ruins, hospitals, bridges, and other buildings, public and private; delightful landscapes, beautiful prospects, and captivating situations; besides plans, maps, surveys, &c.
Harrison, Walter, Esq.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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Swinging the machine : modernity, technology, and African American culture between the World Wars / Joel Dinerstein.
Dinerstein, Joel, 1958-Date: [2003], ©2003- Books
Medicine, health and the arts : approaches to the medical humanities / edited by Victoria Bates, Alan Bleakley and Sam Goodman.
Date: 2014- Books
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Shaping a monastic identity : liturgy & history at the Imperial Abbey of Farfa, 1000-1125 / Susan Boynton.
Boynton, Susan, 1966-Date: 2006- Books
Bloodflowers : Rotimi Fani-Kayode, photography, and the 1980s / W. Ian Bourland.
Bourland, IanDate: 2019- Books
Gastrophysics : the new science of eating / Charles Spence ; foreword by Heston Blumenthal.
Spence, Charles (Experimental psychologist)Date: [2017]- Archives and manuscripts
Projects and Work
Date: 1941-1999Reference: SA/TIH/B/2Part of: Tavistock Institute of Human Relations- Books
The perfect meal : the multisensory science of food and dining / Charles Spence, Oford University, UK, Betina Piqueras-Fiszman, Wageningen UR, Netherlands.
Spence, Charles (Experimental psychologist)Date: 2014- Books
The grand spas of Central Europe : a history of intrigue, politics, art, and healing / David Clay Large.
Large, David ClayDate: [2015]