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Model book

This fourteenth-century model book consists of eight parchment bifolios containing a total of more than seventy different drawings.

Digital Facsimile

Emblem Book of Antoine du Bourg.

Created

France, Paris, ca. 1535-1538

Accession number

MS M.1249

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Advertisements for the unexperienced planters of New-England, or anywhere, Or, The path-way to experience to erect a plantation. With the yearely proceedings of this country in fishing and planting, since the yeare 1614. to the yeare 1630. and their present estate. Also how to prevent the greatest inconvenience, by their proceedings in Virginia, and other plantations, by approved examples. With the countries armes, a description of the coast, harbours, habitations, land-markes, latitude and longitude : with the map, allowed by our Royall King Charles / by Captaine John Smith.

Smith, John, 1580-1631.

London : Printed by I. Haviland, and are to be sold by Robert Milbvrne, at the Grey-hound in Pauls Church-yard, 1631.

PML 31056

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

The third part of Naked truth: or, Some serious considerations, : that are high concern to the ruling clergy of England, Scotland, or any other Protestant nation. And also a discovery of the excellency of the Protestant religion as it stands in opposition to papistical delusions. Being a representation of what is the true glory of Protestants, and what are the base, contemptible and ridiculous principles, on which those that are called Roman Catholicks do build, as upon the sand. Being very necessary for all Protestant families in this present juncture of time ...

Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.

London : Printed for Richard Janeway ..., 1681.

PML 18658.23

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

A dispvte vpon the qvestion of kneeling, in the acte of receiving the sacramentall bread and wine, proving it to be unlawfull, or, A third parte of The defence of the ministers reasons for refusall of the subscription and conformitie requyred : against the severall answers of 1. D. Spark, in his brotherly perswasion to unitie &c.; 2. D. Covel, in his booke against M. Iohn Burges; 3. Thomas Hutton, in his 2. booke against the ministers of Devonshire and Cornwell; 4. Thomas Rogers in his two dialogues, printed this yeare 1608.

Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617.

[London : s.n.], 1608.

PML 17254

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

An almanack for the year of Christian account 1698, but by Bishop Usher's account 1702, by the account of others 1700 : being the second after bessextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world 5665, but by Dove's computation 5702 : containing a general ephemerides of the planets motions, with many other matters useful & necessary : chiefly accomodated to the latitude of 40 degrees north and longitude of about 73 degr. west from London, but may without sensible error serve the adjacent places even from Newfound-land to the Capes of Virginia / by Daniel Leeds.

Leeds, Daniel, 1652-1720.

New-York : Printed and sold by William Bradford at the Bible, 1698.

PML 6168

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

The delight of the humourous : come then, my friend----my genius, come along. At Sadler's Wells booth, opposite the Cheese Fair in Stirbich Fair, will be exhibited the usual diversions of Sadler's Wells, consisting of several curious bodily performances. Likewise Miss Wakelin's amazing performances. ... By a company of fancy ticklers, some with heads right, and some with heels light. By the latter some tumbling a-la-mode a-flip-flop ... To which will be added an entertaining interlude, called The wife well managed: or a Cure for cuckoldom ...

Cambridge : Printed by Sarah James near the Senate-House, [between 1758 and 1766]

PML 19327, leaf 092

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Mechanical exhibition. Sun Inn Fisherton. For four nights ... Middleton's Theatre du Petit Lazara les Anglais. A new and interesting variety of elegant and pleasing entertainments, on Monday, April 30th, 1832, and 3 following evenings. The Royal Automaton Figures, which are habited in strict costume, and move, speak, and act with fidelity equal to human beings ... The performance will commence with a comic play, called The review; or, Wags of Windsor ... To which will be added, the automaton tight rope dancer ... Scene, enchanted cave, in which will be introduced the mechanical skeleton ...

Sarum [i.e. Salisbury] : Gilmour, County Printing Office, [1832]

PML 146639, p. 328 (facing)

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Evidences in proof of the Book of Mormon, being a divinely inspired record, written by the forefathers of the natives whom we call Indians, (who are a remnant of the Tribe of Joseph) and hid up in the earth, but come forth in fulfilment of prophesy for the gathering of Israel and the re-establishing of the Kingdom of God upon the earth. Together with all the objections commonly urged against it, answered and refuted--to which is added a proclamation and warning to the gentiles who inhabit America by Charles Thompson.

Thompson, Charles.

Batavia, N.Y., D. D. Waite, 1841.

PML 4148

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

An essay on fortification: or, An enquiry into the causes of the great superiority of the attach over the defence. Into the means of determining the disposition and construction of the works by the operations of the attack. Into the changes this observation has produced in the method of fortifying. And, Into the advantages which may be drawn from it, for the defence. With a supplement, containing Marshall Sace's New system of fortification, and construction of wooden forts. The whole illustrated with sixteen copper plates. From the French [,] / By Captain Charles Vallancey ...

Dublin : Printed by Richard James, in Dame-street, 1757.

PML 125679

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books