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Building: timber roofing and brickwork details. Etching, 1850, after S. H. Brooks.
Date: 1850Reference: 44231i- Pictures
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Architecture: diagrammatic roof trusses. Engraving [after S. H. Brooks?], 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 44249i- Pictures
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Architecture: diagrammatic roof trusses. Engraving [after S. H. Brooks?], 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 44235i- Pictures
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Building: plan, elevation, and diagrams of an arch. Etching, 1850, after S. H. Brooks.
Date: 1850Reference: 44294i- Pictures
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Building: plan, elevation, and diagrams of a circular staircase. Etching, 1850, after S. H. Brooks.
Date: 1850Reference: 44336i- Pictures
Building: section through a church, showing timber roofing and interior fittings. Etching by H. Adlard, 1849, after S. H. Brooks.
Date: 1850Reference: 44274i- Pictures
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Building: section through a theatre, half cutaway, showing timber roofing and interior fittings. Etching by H. Adlard, 1849, after S. H. Brooks.
Date: 1850Reference: 44292i- Pictures
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Building: timber and brick roofing details. Etching by [W. A. B.] 1850, after S. H. Brooks.
Date: 1850Reference: 44251i- Pictures
Building: an interior perspective of a hallway, showing stairs and interior fittings. Etching by W. A. Beever, 1850, after S. H. Brooks.
Date: 1850Reference: 44293i- Books
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The honour of chivalry; or, The famous and delectable history of Don Bellianis of Greece. Containing The valiant Exploits of that magnanimous and heroick Prince, Son to the Emperor Don Bellaneo of Greece. Wherein are described, the strange and dangerous Adventures that befel him: With his Love towards the Princess Florisbella, Daughter to the Soldan of Babylon. Translated out of Italian.
Fernández, Jerónimo.Date: [1760?]- Books
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Brookes' general gazetteer abridged. Containing a geographical description of the countries, cities, towns, forts, seas, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world; with their Longitude and Latitude, Bearings and Distances from Remarkable Places, and the Events by which they have been Distinguished. Illustrated by maps.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: 1796- Books
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The general gazetteer; or, compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, and capes, in the known world; with The Government, Customs, Manners, and Religion of the Inhabitants; the Extent, Boundaries, and Natural Productions of each Country; the Trade, Manufactures, and Curiosities of the Cities and Towns; their Longitude, Latitude, Bearings and Distances in English Miles from remarkable Places; and the various Events by which they have been distinguished. Including An Account of the Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Market-Towns, and principal Villages, in Great Britain and Ireland. Illustrated with maps. Originally written by R. Brookes, M.D.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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The general gazetteer; Or, Compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, and capes, in the known world; with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural production of each country; and the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished. Including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland. Illustrated with maps. Originally written by R. Brookes, M.D.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: MDCCXCIV. [1794]- Books
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The garden of love, and royal flower of fidelity. A pleasant history. Written originally by Mr. John Reynolds, Author of God's Revenge Against-Murder. Now much amplify'd by several hands.
Reynolds, John, active 1621-1650.Date: [1735?]- Books
Cocker's arithmetick: being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest school-masters in city and country / by Edward Cocker, late practitioner in the arts of writing, arithmetick, and engraving ; being that so long since promised to the world : perused and published by John Hawkins, writing-master, near Sr. George's Church in Southwark, by the author's correct copy, and commended to the world by many eminent mathematicians and writing-masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1758- Archives and manuscripts
Brook: Archives
Brook; Brook Advisory CentresDate: 1958-2011Reference: SA/BRO- Books
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Seven sermons Viz. I. Of the unpardonable sin and against the Holy Ghost: or, The sin unto death. II. The saint's duty and exercise: in two parts. Being an exhortation to, and direction for prayer. III. The accepted time, and day of salvation. IV. The end of time, and beginning of eternity. V. Joshua's resolution to serve the Lord. VI. The way to heaven made plain. VII. The future state of man: or, a treatise of the resurrection. By Robert Russel, at Wardhust in Sussex. The forty seventh edition. Licensed and entered according to order.
Russel, Robert, active 1692.Date: M.DCC.LIX. [1759]- Pictures
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Gloucester smallpox epidemic, 1896: Kate Mills, a smallpox patient. Photograph by H.C.F., 1896.
H.C.F., of Gloucester, fl. between 1896 and 1901.Date: [1896]Reference: 590949iPart of: H.C.F.- Books
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Oxford jests, refined and enlarged; Being a collection of whitty jests. Merry tales pleasant joques. Collected and composed by Captain W. Hicks, native of Oxford.
Hicks, William, active 1671.Date: [1760?]- Books
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The royal gauger; or, gauging made perfectly easy, as it is actually practised by the officers of his Majesty's Revenue of Excise. In two parts. Part I. Containing the practical Methods of finding the Areas and Contents of such Superficies and Solids, as are the Foundation of Gauging. Also the Established Rules for finding the Contents of all Sorts of Cisterns, Coppers, Backs, Coolers, Tuns, Stills and Casks, when full, or Part empty: The Examples being performed here both by the Pen and Sliding Rule: And this not in Ale, Beer, Wine and Malt only; but in Made-Wines, Soap, Starch, Candles, Hops, Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, all Sorts of Leather, Paper, &c. which have been very considerable Branches of the Revenue, as well as of every Excise Officer's Duty for above Forty Years past, though yet never treated of by any Author. With the Officer's Duty in the Distillery and Glass-House: Freed from the Obscurities and Errors of other Writers. Part II. Shewing all the necessary Steps to be taken for obtaining Employment in the Excise, with authentic Forms of such Certificates, Petitions, Oaths, &c. as are requisite for that Purpose. Together with Such Directions for the Officer's Conduct, as are necessary for ascertaining and securing the Duties, to which the respective Traders are subject; and very advantageous to those Traders, who are desirous to ascertain the Amount of their respective Duties, without entirely depending upon-the Skill and Integrity of the King's Officer. To which is added, Cask-Gauging, &c. as practised in the Part of London. The Whole illustrated with many New Copper-Plates adapted to the Subject. The fifth edition, very much enlarged and improved. For the Benefit of Young Officers, from the Valuable and Authentic manuscripts of a Collector; and of Mr. John Downer an Mr. Joseph Barley, General Surveyors of the London Distillery, lately deceased. By Charles Leadbetter. Many Years a Gauger in the Royal Revenue of Excise.
Leadbetter, Charles, active 1728.Date: 1760- Books
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The gentleman's jockey, and approved farrier : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use; as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.
Halfpenny, John, active 1671Date: 1674- Books
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The secretary's guide. In four parts. Parts I. Containing variety of forms for inditing letters upon any subject whatsoever, in the most elegant and refined stile now made use of: with epithets to persons of all ranks and qualities. Part II. Choice forms and precedents for writing acquittances, bills, bonds, judgments, defeasances, letters of attorney, deeds of gifts, wills, assignments, counter-securities, bills of sale, letters of license, indentures for apprentices, inland and foreign bills of exchange, &c. Part III. An account of time, in minutes. Hours, days, weeks, months, and years; with a perpetual almanack, shewing the day of the month for ever: fixed feasts and remarkable days; table of Kings and Queens: eclipses of the sun and moon, and their causes, shewing when they will be eclipsed for ever. Also how to find the moon's rising and setting at any time: signs of weather; a chronology from the creation to this present year. Tables of annuities, expences and wages; an exact catalogue of all the roads and post-stages, with the number of miles. The method of the general post, shewing what days letters may be sent, and whither; with the rates of the carriage of the foreign and inland letters: also the method of the penny-post, and several other things necessary, &c. Part IV. A short, but comprehensive English dictionary, alphabetically explaining all hard and difficult words. &c. Written by G. F. gent.
G. F., gent., active 1734-1741.Date: [1760?]- Books
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The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use, as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr\ Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.
Halfpenny, John, active 18th centuryDate: 1676- Archives and manuscripts
Family Planning Association
Family Planning AssociationDate: c.1930-c.2000sReference: SA/FPA- Books
Annual report for the year 1926-27 : 29th year of issue adopted by the Board on 23 July, 1927 / Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Date: 1927