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Rare Manuscripts Catalog
Lindisfarne Gospels *
600 - 700
Written and illuminated about 698, these four gospels demonstrate the outstanding achievement of Northumbrian
artists in the earliest period of English Christianity.
British Library Ms., 7 th century
1 reel 35mm
Livery Company Archives *
1428 - 1971
The Tacklehouse and Ticket Porters and the Comb-Makers minute books, accounts and other records, 1566-1895, is a
collection shedding particular light on The Fellowship Porters, an organization with roots in the 13 th century that
retained sole rights to the handling of measurable commodities until the mid-19 th century. Like most of the City
Livery Companies, the origins of the Pewterers Company lie in the Middle Ages. During the 15 th century, craftsmen
began to exercise more control over their own trades. The Crown granted charters allowing craftsmen to form guilds
that exercised extensive jurisdiction over all aspects of the trade. The Pewterers were granted a charter by Edward IV
in 1474 and their records, extant from 1451, continue unbroken, embracing later charters, company ordinances, bylaws
and records of members.
England; In English
358 reels 35mm
The Fellowship Porters, The Tacklehouse and Ticket Porters
and the Comb-Makers, 1566-1895 *
England; In English
13 reels 35mm
The Records of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers, 1415-
1934 *
England; In English
35 reels 35mm
The Shipwrights Company, 1428-1930 *
Collection of constitutional records, minutes and accounts, 1428-1930, contains substantial papers on
the financial, legislative and membership affairs of the Company. Also included are many interesting
historical manuscripts, including papers relating to disputes with non-London shipwrights, ship
models, naval architecture classes and the Educational Trust Fund.
England; In English
8 reels 35mm
The Watermen and Lightermen’s Company, 1688-1971 *
Minutes, accounts and other records, 1688-1971, are a substantial collection of Company archives
spanning nearly 300 years from the first lists of Apprentice Bindings in 1688 to the Licenses to Men
Ending Contracts in 1971. There are extensive standard records such as Cash Books, Court Minutes,
Accounts and Call Books, as well as Freedom Admissions, Complaint Book and Black Book, Registers
of Ferries and Steamboats, Rule and By-Laws, Polling Papers and almshouse and asylum ledgers
England; In English
84 reels 35mm
The Worshipful Company of Barbers, 1604-1890 *
Collection includes archives dating from 1604-1890 now held at the Barber-Surgeons‘ Hall in London.
Records relate to external regulation, government of the Company, membership, finances,
professional activities and charities, property and estates. Please inquire for full information.
All reels black & white except one reel in color
England; In English
44 reels 35mm
The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, 1583-1970 *
Provide a fascinating social record of the Stuart period onwards. From the Plantation of Ulster,
through the reigns of James I and Charles I and the Commonwealth period when the Government
borrowed £60,000 from the Company, the Haberdashers were always at the hub of City activity.
85 reels 35mm
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