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Earls Colne: Records of an English Village, 1400 - 1750
1400 - 1750
Though England has some of the most extensive historical records in the world, until now the expense and labor of
collecting the material from scattered repositories made it impossible to publish the complete records relating to a
well-documented parish. The use of computerized indexing and storage facilities together with direct reproduction
on computer output microfiche have now made such a publication possible.
Earls Colne was chosen because it is the most fully documented village in England. The surviving records, almost all
transcribed in full, include an especially good series of manorial records, account books, a diary and early 16th
century map. Using these sources economic and social historians can watch a small microcosm of the nation living
out their lives over the course of more than three centuries.
Includes printed guides
USA
126 fiche
Ethelwold. The Benedictional of St. Ethelwold *
940 - 984
One of the most magnificent of 10 th century English manuscripts, illuminated in the Winchester style. Ethelwold
(d.984) was Bishop of Winchester and a ruthless reformer in the church. The Benedictional is a volume containing the
words for various special services, which a Bishop would from time to time conduct.
British Library Add. Ms. 49598; On color microfilm
1 reel 35mm
Faraday, Michael. The Manuscripts of Michael Faraday *
1791 - 1867
This composite of Faraday manuscripts reproduce the notes for his popular lectures at the Royal Institution;
digesting and delivering science to the public. In particular the films from the Guildhall Library reproduce Faraday‘s
retained papers on his role as Scientific Adviser to the Corporation of Trinity House, the English and Welsh
lighthouse authority. The notes he kept of the scientific lectures by John Tatum (at the City Philosophical Society) and
by Humphry Davy (at the Royal Institution) attended while an apprentice bookbinder as well as his 1818 class book,
detail his early interest in science. Until recently most attention on Faraday‘s work has centered on his scientific
discoveries. The publication of these microfilms will help facilitate and extend these studies and thus properly locate
Faraday‘s position in 19 th century science and society.
From the Guildhall Library, the Royal Institution, Royal Society and the Institute of Electrical Engineers; Introduction by Dr. Frank A.J.L.
James, Royal Institution
London, England
29 reels 35mm
Giovanni and Matteo Villani *
1300 - 1400
15 th century history manuscript
Holkham Ms. 552
1 reel 35mm
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