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Laus Deo! The Worcester collection of sacred harmony : In two parts. Containing, I. An introduction to the grounds of musick, or, Rules for learners. II. A large number of celebrated psalm tunes, from the most approved authors. Suited to all metres usually sung in churches : To which is added, an appendix. Containing a number of excellent psalm tunes, (several of which are entirely new) and other pieces of sacred vocal musick, many of which were composed by eminent European authors, and never before published in this country : The whole compiled for the use of schools and singing societies.

Printed, typographically, at Boston : by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Sold by them at Faust's Statue, no. 45, Newbury Street; and by said Thomas in Worcester. Sold also by the booksellers in town and country, 1794.

PML 82290

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Sportsman's slang; a new dictionary of terms used in the affairs of the turf, the ring, the chase, and the cock-pit; with those of bon-ton, and the varieties of life; forming an original and authentic lexicon balatronicum et macaronicum, particularly adapted to the use of the sporting world, for elucidating words and phrases that are necessarily, or purposely, rendered cramp, mutative and unintelligible, outside their respective spheres. Interspersed with anecdotes and whimsies, with tart quotations and rum-ones; with examples, proofs and monitory precepts, useful and proper for novices, flats, and yokels / by John Bee [pseud.].

Badcock, John, active 1816-1830.

London: Printed by W. Lewis, 21, Finch-lane, Cornhill; for the author. 1825.

PML 152811

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Bucaniers of America: : or, A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West=Indies, by the bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English and French ... especially, the unparallel'd exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican hero ... / Written originally in Dutch, by John Esquemeling, one of the bucaniers ... and thence translated into Spanish, by Alonso de Bonne-maison ... Now faithfully rendred into English..

Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)

London: : Printed for William Crooke, at the Green Dragon without Temple-bar., 1684.

PML 3429

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

The children's book / A.S. Byatt.

Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-

London : Chatto & Windus, 2009.

PML 194883

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

The Fortsas bibliohoax / by Walter Klinefelter ; including a reprint of the Fortsas catalogue.

Klinefelter, Walter, 1899-1987.

Evanston, Illinois : Press of Ward Schori, 1992.

PML 251353

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

[The use of tears] [print].

Rolls, Charles, 1800- engraver.

[London? : s.n., 1831]

PML 140269.4

Classification

Print

Department

Printed Books

Woman with a Headscarf

Georges Dorignac

1879-1925

1913

2018.32

Classification

Drawing

Department

Modern and Contemporary Drawings

Autograph letter signed : "Hamilton N. B", to William Cowper-Temple, 1878 May 7.

Williams, S.D., active 19th century.

1878 May 7.

MA 7798.147

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts

This present Thursday, Dec. 31, 1807, will be acted (16th time) the new opera of Two faces under a hood. The overture and new musick composed by Mr. Shield ... After which will be performed (for the fourth time) a new pantomime, called Harlequin in his element; or, Fire, water, earth, & air ... the overture and musick composed by Mr. Ware.

Accession number

PMC 1246

Published

London : Printed by E. Macleish, 2, Bow-street, [1807].

Department

Music Manuscripts and Printed Music

Music type

Printed Material

Leaf from an Antiphonary with a large historiated initial "S" with two naked men (MS M.1203).

Created

Perugia, Italy, first quarter 14th century.

Display Date

first quarter 14th century.

Accession number

MS M.1203

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts