 The roof is of carved oak again — a very rich pattern — chiefly a la Roslin ; and the book-cases, which are also of richly carved oak, reach high up the walls all round. The collection amounts, in this room, to some fifteen or twenty thousand volumes,...  Libraries and founders of libraries - Seite 92von Edward Edwards - 1864Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1833 - 636 Seiten
...French and German, the other. One of the cases opposite thefire, locked and wired, is filled with hooks and MSS. relating to the insurrections of 1715 and 1745 , and another, within the recess of the how-window, with treatises de Re Magica, and are collections of Ihe rarest... | |
 | 1828 - 746 Seiten
...amounts, in this room, to some fifteen or twenty thousand volumes, arranged according to their subjects: British history and antiquities filling the whole...literature, chiefly French and German, the other. 1¿he cases on the side opposite the fire are wired, and locked, as containing articles very precious... | |
 | 1828 - 724 Seiten
...amounts, in this room, to some fifteen or twenty thousand volumes, arranged according to their subjects : British history and antiquities filling the whole...to the insurrections of 1715 and 1745; and another (within the recess of the bow-window), of treatises da re magica, both of these being (I am told, and... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1829 - 388 Seiten
...amounts, in this room, to some fifteen or twenty thousand volumes, arranged according to their subjects : British history and antiquities filling the whole...and MSS. relating to the insurrections of 1715 and 1746; and another (within the recess of the bow window), of treatises de re magica, both of these being... | |
 | 1829 - 762 Seiten
...amounts, -in this room, to some fifteen or twenty thousand volumes, arranged according to their subjects : British history and antiquities filling the whole...consists entirely of books and MSS. relating to the insurrection of l/lu and 1?45; and another (within the recess of the bow window), of treatises de re... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 434 Seiten
...amounts, in this room, to some fifteen or twenty thousand volumes, arranged according to their subjects: British history and antiquities filling the whole...to the insurrections of 1715 and 1745 ; and another (within the recesses of the bow-window) of treatises de re magica, both of these being (I am told,... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 428 Seiten
...amounts, in this room, to some fifteen or twenty thousand volumes, arranged according to their subjects : British history and antiquities filling the whole...to the insurrections of 1715 and 1745 ; and another (within the recesses of the bow-window) of treatises de re magica, both of these being (I am told,... | |
 | 1841 - 240 Seiten
...amounts in this room, to some fifteen or twenty thousand volumes, arranged according to their subjects : British history and antiquities filling the whole of the chief wall ; English poetry and the drama, classics and miscellanies, one end ; foreign literature, chiefly French and German, the... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1829 - 618 Seiten
...according to their subjects; British history and antiquities filling the whole of the chiefwall; Knglish poetry and drama, classics and miscellanies, one end;...to the insurrections of 1715 and 1745; and another (within the recess of the bow window), of treatises de те »indico, both of these being (I am told,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1854 - 582 Seiten
...the gift of King George IV. There were cases opposite the fireplace, wired and locked, one containing books and MSS. , relating to the insurrections of 1715 and 1745; and another, treatises on magic and diablerie, said to be of extreme rarity and value. In one corner stood a tall... | |
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