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VIII. Observations on an Inscription mentioned in the Statistical Survey of the County of Kilkenny. In a Letter from W. Tighe, Esq. to the Rev. Thomas Leman, M.A. F.A.S. by whom it was communicated to the Society
Authors: Tighe W.
Published: July 2016

Your expressing a wish that I should put on paper a few observations which I made upon the Inscription, which I copied in 1801, and published in the Statistical Survey of the County of Kilkenny, is sufficient inducement to me to offer you the ideas that have occurred to me on the subject, though professing no knowledge as an antiquary, and having scarce any book to refer to: but, however otherwise incompetent, 1 have at least no theory or system to support.
XXV. Enumeration and Explanation of the Devices formerly borne as Badges of Cognizance by the House of York, in a Letter to Matthew Raper, Esq. V.P., F.R.S. from Henry Ellis, Esq. Secretary
Authors: Ellis Henry
Published: July 2016

I beg to transmit to the Society of Antiquaries, through your hands, the copy of a document of some curiosity.

While searching among the Digby Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, in the autumn of last year, I discovered an enumeration and explanation of the Devices borne as Badges of Cognizance by Richard Duke of York, the father of King Edward the fourth, written in a contemporary hand, evidently in the Duke's lifetime.
XXX. Observations on the Metre of the Anglo Saxon Poetry, by the Rev. J.J. Conybeare, M.A. Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford, in a Letter to Henry Ellis, Esq. F.R.S. & S.A.
Authors: Conybeare J.J.
Published: July 2016

The contradictory opinions, which our ablest philological antiquaries have advanced with respect to the leading characteristics by which the poetry of our Anglo Saxon ancestors was distinguished from their prose, will I trust plead my excuse for trespassing upon the time of the Society of Antiquaries, by offering to its attention a few cursory observations on that subject. They are suggested principally by the perusal of two very interesting documents contained in the Exeter Manuscript, some extracts from which I have already had the honour of transmitting through your kind intervention.
XXXV. On the peaceable Justs, or Tiltings of the middle Ages, by Francis Douce, Esquire, F.S.A.
Authors: Douce Francis
Published: July 2016

In the very valuable republication of “Harrington's Nugæ Antiquæ,” by Mr. Park, a member of this Society, there is to be found a document of considerable interest to those who delight in matters of ancient chivalry. It is entitled “The Ordinances, Statutes, and Rules made by John Lord Tiptofte, Earl of Worcester, Constable of England, anno sexto Edwardi quarti: to be observed or kept in all manner of Justes of Peaces Royall within this realme of England.” Lord Orford, in his account of the above nobleman, speaking of this work as he found it in a manuscript formerly belonging to Mr. Ashmole, uses the words “Justes of Peirs;” and as both expressions have occasioned some trouble, though they have hitherto continued unexplained, I shall briefly attempt to throw some light upon the subject, and at the same time introduce an original Instrument that may possess some claim to the Society's attention.
XXXVII. Observations on some antient Methods of Conveyance in England; by Henry Ellis, Esq. F.R.S. Secretary: in a Letter addressed to Matthew Raper, Esq. F.R.S. V.P.
Authors: Ellis Henry
Published: July 2016

In the third volume of the Archaeologia I find a partial illustration of a passage in the History of Ingulphus. Speaking of the Customs introduced into this country after the Norman conquest, the historian says, “Conferebantur etiam primo multa prædia nudo verbo, absque scripto vel charta, tantum cum domini gladio, vel galea, vel corñu, vel cratera: et plurima tenementa cum calcari, cum strigili, cum arcu; et nonnulla cum sagitta. Sed hæc initio regni sui; posterioribus annis immutatus est iste modus.” “At first, many estates were conveyed by bare word, without any writing or charter, but merely by the sword, helmet, horn, or cup of the possessor. Many tenements were transferred by a spur, a horse-comb, a bow, or even an arrow. This was at the beginning of the Norman reign. In later years the custom has been changed.”
XVII. Observations on the ancient Inhabitants, Roman Stations, and Roman Roads, in and near Berkshire, by the Rev. Henry Beeke, D.D. F.A.S.
Authors: Beeke Henry
Published: July 2016

The nations which occupied the parts of Britain between the Thames and the Channel at the time of Cæsar's invasion, were colonies from Belgic Gaul; and of these theBibrociderived their name and that of their chief townBibractefromBibrax, which is mentioned by Cæsar as not far from Rheims; and of which the situation seems to have been fixed with accuracy by D'Anville at Bièvre 8 miles north-west of the river Aisne.
XXVI. Account of the Discovery and Interment of the Heart of Arthur Lord Capel. In a Letter from the Rev. Anthony Hamilton, F.R.S. V.P. S.A. to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary
Authors: Hamilton Anthony
Published: July 2016

Soon after you communicated to me the anecdote relating to Lord Capel's wish, that his heart might be taken from his body, after his murder by Oliver Cromwell, and preserved for the purpose of its being interred with the body of Charles the First, when the restoration of the family to the crown should take place, I mentioned the circumstance to my friend Richard Stanley, Esq. of the Temple, one of the members of our Society, whose father was my immediate predecessor in the rectory of Hadham, Herts, and whose grandfather Dr. Stanley, Dean of St. Asaph, had possessed the same benefice from 1690 to 1722, when he resigned it to his second son, Francis, my immediate predecessor. Dean Stanley had, in the early parts of his life, been chaplain to the Earl of Essex, and during his whole life was very much in the confidence of the family.
XXXVI. Account of some Remains of Gothic Architecture in Italy and Sicily, by Robert Smirke, Esq. jun. F.A.S. in a Letter to Samuel Lysons, Esq. Director
Authors: Smirke Robert
Published: July 2016

In answer to your question, whether I had given any attention to Gothic architecture during my late continental tour, I have to say, although that style of art necessarily formed but a subordinate part in my system of foreign study, I could not avoid looking with much interest at every specimen of it which occurred in my route; not only from the pleasure of contemplating a species of art to which every Englishman, from early habits and its own intrinsic merit, must feel considerable attachment, but from a curiosity to see in what manner it had been treated by foreigners. The examples of this style in Germany are numerous and splendid; and though there are many in Italy, it may be remarked that they are generally in a more mixed and unformed character of design, a defect that may be ascribed to the aspect which the face of that country, different from all others, formerly presented with regard to more ancient architectural remains.
XI. Copies of five Curious Writs of Privy Seal, one of them in the Time of Queen Mary, and the others of Queen Elizabeth, communicated by Craven Ord, Esq. F.R.S. V.P. from the Collection of the late Sir William Musgrave, Bart.
Authors: Ord Craven
Published: July 2016

We will and comaunde you forthewithe uppon the sight hereof ye deliver or cause to be delivȓd to our trustie and welbeloved s'vnte Edmonde Standen Clarke of our stable one wagon of tymbre worck for Ladies and Gentlewomen of our prevye chamber withe wheeles and axeltrees strakes, nayles, clowts and all maner of work thertoo apperteyninge, fine redde cloths to kever and line the same wagon fringed with redde sylke and lyned with redde buckeram paynted with redde colours Collers drawghts of redde lether, hamer clothes with our armes & badges of our colours and all other things apperteininge unto the same wagon And these our letters shalbe your sufficient warraunte and discharge on this behalfe at all tymes Yeven under our signet at our Manour of Westmr. the xxviijth daye of Aprill In the thirde and fourthe years of our reign.
XV. Account of an Antique Persian Gem: by the Rev. Stephen Weston, B.D. F.R.S. and F.A.S. in a Letter to the Earl of Leicester, President
Authors: Weston Stephen
Published: July 2016

I have the honour to exhibit to your Lordship and the Society an Agate, on which is engraved the head of a Persian Princess, with her name in Pahlavi, or ancient Persick characters. With the Gem itself is a drawing, and an impression in wax. The letters are six in number, and as follows: Sheen, Alif, Laum, Vau, Meem, Yee, and make up the word Shalumee, the name of a woman, and in modern Persian Selimee, corresponding with the Greek term EIPHNH, Irene, or Peace. The lady, who bears this name on my Gem, was the daughter of Chosru Parvees, the victorious, twenty-first monarch of the race of Sassan, of the fourth dynasty, of Persia, who having been set upon his throne, from which he had been driven by his subjects, by Mauritius the Greek Emperor, married his daughter Irene, and called her by a Persian name, which, like her own, signified Peace.
III. An Illustration of a Saxon Inscription remaining in the Church of Aldbrough, in Holdernesse, in the East-Riding of the County of York, in a Letter addressed to the Reverend Owen Manning, of Godelming, in Surry, B. D. and F.R.S. and F.S. A. by John-Charles Brooke,Esq. Somerset Herald, F.S.A.
Authors: Brooke John Charles
Published: July 2016

Your acknowledged skill in the languages of the ancient inhabitants of this island, has induced me to lay before you a Saxon monument of great antiquity, yet remaining in a church in Yorkshire; and it will make me happy if the interpretation of the inscription meets with your approbation.
XV. Observations on the Roman Earthen Ware taken from the Pan-Pudding Rock, by Edward Jacob, Esq. F.S.A.
Authors: Jacob Edward
Published: July 2016

Relying by our constitution upon the freedom of discussing subjects of antiquity with decency, and on the candour of Governor Pownall, I beg leave to offer some remarks upon his memoire on the Roman Earthen Ware, printed in the fifth volume of the Archaeologia, p. 282.
X. Description of certain Pits in Derbyshire, by Hayman Rooke, Esq. In a Letter to the Hon. Daines Barrington
Authors: Rooke Hayman
Published: July 2016

Seeing your very curious account of those remarkable pits in Berkshire, which you favored the Society with, I could not help thinking, that the like kind of excavations might be found in the Peak of Derbyshire, where there are a number of caves, and other remains of the ancient Britons.
XXVIII. Inventory of Crown Jewels, 3 Edw. III. From a Record in the Exchequer, communicated by Craven Ord, Esq. F.A.S. Dec. 9, 1790
Authors: Ord Craven
Published: July 2016

One of the first lists of our crown jewels is contained in the letter of Margaret queen of France to her brother Henry III. of England, dated 1261, when they were lodged in the church of the knights templars at Paris, which the said king gave his queen Eleanor power to dispose of, 1264.
XXXII. Conjectures, with Remarks on some of the Portraits in the Window in Brereton Church, exhibited in Archæologia, Vol. IX. Plate. XXIII. By the Rev. Samuel Denne, F.A.S.
Authors: Denne Samuel
Published: July 2016

It has been observed concerning this curious window, that there was some difficulty in ascertaining which of the figures might be intended for Becket. But as the central portrait in the upper compartment is alone ornamented with a mitre, it is, I think, justly remarked at p. 368, of the IXth Volume of Archæologia, that it was probably designed for the primate. The words under the lower middle figure might occasion a doubt, it being drawn in a military habiliment, and not differing in the least from the figures in the side pannels declared to be those of the murderers of the archbishop. However, as I imagine, Martim Thomæ signifies, in general, that the martyrdom of Thomas is the subject of this relick of antiquity, which obviously exhibits persons rather than things. For not a single trait of the murderous act is displayed; and without the inscriptions it might long have remained uncertain to what historical occurrence this coloured glass alluded.
I. Observations on Pliny's Account of the Temple of Diana at Ephesus. By Thomas Falconer, Esq. of Chester
Authors: Falconer Thomas
Published: July 2016

When I engaged myself to some friends to vindicate Pliny in relation to the description of the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, I was not aware how many ingenious writers had discussed the same subject. Having, however, been lately favoured by a learned and noble friend with the Memoirs of the Academy of Cortona, I have read the Marchese de Poleni's curious and instructive paper on this subject, and have also considered Mr. Windham's description of that structure which is published in the sixth volume of the Archæologia. I owe much to these learned persons, but am not discouraged from attempting a farther explanation of the text of Pliny, who, though he may have been sometimes mistaken in Natural History, has illustrated the fine arts with the greatest attention, and the most correct taste. The passage I shall first refer to is that in Book xxxvi, chap. 14.
III. On the Analogy between certain antient Monuments. By Richard Gough
Authors: Gough Richard
Published: July 2016

Accidentally looking into a Latin essay of Passeri, on a bronze figure of a boy, inscribed on one arm with Etruscan letters, deposited by Pope Clement XIV. in the Vatican Museum, I met with a figure, represented p. xiv. from the author's own collection, which bears so striking an analogy to the figure of Esculapius, engraved in the ninth volume of Archæologia, p. 109, that I cannot forbear communicating it to the Society.
IV. Observations on Kits Coity House, in Kent. In a Letter to Samuel Foart Simmons, M.D. F.R. and A.SS. By William Boys, Esq. F.A.S.
Authors: Boys William
Published: July 2016

In travelling some time ago from this place to London, I turned a few miles out of my way to see Kits Coity House. If you should think the observations I made upon the spot, and the thoughts that have occurred to me since, may be acceptable, I beg leave, by your means, to communicate them to our Society.
IX. Observations on the Burning of the Steeple of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. By the Rev. S. Denne, In a Letter to Mr. Gough
Authors: Denne S.
Published: July 2016

In your British Topography, vol. I. p. 607, you have mentioned a tract relative to the burning of St. Paul's steeple, June 4, 1561, printed by Seres in 1563. By the title page it should seem to be an addition to a former tract published by Seres; and in a volume of black-letter tracts, 12mo, which my friend Mr. Latham not long since picked up, there is, as I apprehend, the book alluded to. Imagining from your silence that you may not have seen it, and it being very short, I have transmitted a copy of it. Mr. Herbert, the Continuator of Typographical Antiquities, to whom the tract has been shewn, had never met with it; but he is inclined to think that all the material circumstances have been inserted in our chronicles. Whether he is right in his conjecture, no person is more competent to determine than yourself. As far as I can recollect there are incidents of which I was not before apprized.
Additions to Mr. Denne's Observations on Fonts
Authors: Denne Samuel
Published: July 2016

Since I transmitted my miscellaneous observations on fonts, I have been favoured with a letter from Mr. Clarke, in which there are some passages so pertinent to the subject, as to make it advisable for me to communicate them to the Society. He is the gentleman very conversant in ancient rituals, whom I mentioned as having acquainted me that the same vase for Holy water was sometimes called Fons; and as before he had apprized me of this circumstance, I could only by implication collect from conslitutions provincial and synodical that this was one meaning of that word, I desired him to let me know where he had met with this use of it. Having likewise noticed in a paper written by him, and inserted in the Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LVII. p. 661, that fonts were to be surrounded with a lattice; I expressed a wish to learn his authority, no such direction occurring in the conslitution of archbishop Edmund, which he had just before cited.
XXXII. An Account of the Remains of two Roman Villae discovered near Mansfield Woadhouse, in May and October, 1786. By Hayman Rooke, Esq. F. S. A. In a Letter to the Rev. Mr. Norris, Sec.
Authors: Rooke Harman
Published: July 2016

I am happy in having the honor to communicate to the Society an account, illustrated with drawings, of some very curious remains of Roman antiquities in this neighbourhood. These, with some specimens of painted stucco, and cubes of tessellated pavements, are inclosed in a box, which goes from Mansfield to-morrow by the Leeds Fly, directed for you at Somerset Place.
IX. Observations on the present Aldbrough Church at Holderness, proving that it was not a Saxon Building, as Mr. Somerset contends. In a Letter to the Rev. Mr. Norris, Secretary. By the Rev. Mr. Pegge
Authors: Pegge
Published: July 2016

Relying on the candour and benevolence of my good friend, John Charles Brooke, Esq. to put the best construction on the following observations respecting his memoir on the Saxon inscription in Aldbrough church, I have adventured to send it you. And indeed, as both he and I proceed upon the same ground and principle, the investigation of ancient truth, I may seem to have a fair claim to his indulgence, and an equitable demand to an impartial hearing at least.
XVI. Conjectures on the name of the Roman Station Vinovium or Binchester. In a Letter to the Rev. Dr. Kaye, Dean of Lincoln. By John Cade, Esq.
Authors: Cade John
Published: July 2016

The Society of Antiquaries having been pleased to admit my former conjectures on Roman Ways hitherto unnoticed and undescribed, permit me to offer by way of appendix, some conjectures on the station at Binchester; which being situated upon one of the strata, and of great eminence under the Roman government, may not be an improper subject for investigation.
XVII. Further Observations on the early Irish Antiquities. By Thomas Pownall, Esq. In a Letter to the Rev. Mr. Norris, Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries
Authors: Pownall Thomas
Published: July 2016

Herein I transmit to you, for the consideration of the Society, extracts of letters from colonel Vallancy to me, touching some singular remains of very high antiquity found in Ireland, together with copper-plate impressions of drawings of the articles referred to.
XXV. Remarks on some antient Musical Instruments, mentioned in Le Roman de la Rose. By the Rev. John Bowle, F.A.S. In a Letter to the Honourable Daines Barrington
Authors: Bowle John
Published: July 2016

On reading over the old French poem of the Roman de la Rose I was struck with various particulars, that appeared to ascertain some of your sentiments. The regal or portable organ is exactly described.

“Orgues avoit bien maniables

“A une maine portables,

“Et chante haulte a plaine bouche

“Mottez à contre et a teneure.” V. 21955.
V. An Account of two Seals attached to a Deed of the Twelfth Century, granted by the Prior and Convent of St. Bartholomew, in Smithfield. By Richard Powell, M.D. In a Letter to William George Maton, M.D. F.R.S. and S.A.
Authors: Powell Richard
Published: July 2016

The Society of Antiquaries have preserved in their publications two Seals of the ancient Convent of St. Bartholomew in Smithfield, and I am therefore induced to hope that the present communication of a third Seal used by the same Body may not be wholly unacceptable or uninteresting to them.
XXIV. Some Observations on the Bayeux Tapestry. By Mr. Charles Stothard, in a Letter addressed to Samuel Lysons, Esq. V.P. F.R.S.
Authors: Stothard Charles
Published: July 2016

On finishing and delivering to the Society of Antiquaries the Drawings which complete the series from the Bayeux Tapestry, I think it necessary to address you on the subject, for the purpose of stating what licences I may have thought proper to take in the discharge of my commission, and at the same time to point out such circumstances as have presented themselves to my notice during the minute investigation in which I have been necessarily engaged. I shall beg leave to offer with the latter such comments as I have made, hoping if I have produced nothing that will lead to just conclusions on the age of the Tapestry, I shall at least have furnished some useful materials for others. I believe in a former paper I observed that the work in some parts of the Tapestry was destroyed, but more particularly where the subject draws towards a conclusion. The traces of the design only existing by means of the holes where the needle had passed. On attentively examining the traces thus left, I found that in many places minute particles of the different coloured threads were still retained; a circumstance which suggested to me the possibility of making extensive restorations. I accordingly commenced on a small portion, and found it attended with so much practicability as well as certainty, that I believed I should be fully justified in attempting to restore the whole; more especially when I reflected that in the course of a few years, the means of accomplishing it would no longer exist.
XXXIX. The Runic Inscription on the Font at Bridekirk considered, and a new Interpretation proposed; by William Hamper, Esq. F.S.A. in a Letter addressed to Nicholas Carlisle, Esq. F.R.S. Secretary
Authors: Hamper William
Published: July 2016

The Runic Inscription on the Font at Bridekirk, in Cumberland, has long attracted the attention of our Antiquaries, though not very successfully; owing in some degree, no doubt, to the unfamiliar aspect of its characters. “What they mean, and to what nation they belong, let the learned determine, for it is all mystery to me,” exclaims Camden, A.D. 1607.
XV. Some Account of a curious Seal Ring belonging to Sir Richard Worsley, of Appledore combe, in the Isle of Wight, Bart. By the Rev. Dr. Milles, Dean of Exeter, S.A.P.
Authors: Milles
Published: July 2016

This curious Ring [a], set in gold, and of exquisite workmanship, is said by the worthy possessor to have been in his family ever since the time of Henry VIII. whose property he supposes it originally to have been. He usually wore it on his finger, and presented it to Sir James Worsley his yeoman of the wardrobe, and governor of the Isle of Wight. Nor was this a single instance of that monarch's bounty to Sir James, whom he honoured with several valuable grants in the Isle of Wight, where he frequently resorted for the sake of sporting.
XIX. Account of Antiquities from St. Domingo. In a Letter from Thomas Ryder, Esq. to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary
Authors: Ryder Thomas
Published: July 2016

Presuming your situation in a most respectable and learned Society will warrant the intrusion, I have taken the liberty of addressing you on a subject peculiarly within your province; and it will give me the highest pleasure if it is not altogether unworthy of their notice and your attention.
XXVI. Observations on a Greek Sepulchral Monument in the Possession of Maxwell Garthshore, M.D. F.R.S. and F.A.S. By Taylor Combe, Esq. F.A.S.
Authors: Combe Taylor
Published: July 2016

The antient monument, of which I have now the honour to transmit to the Society a description, was brought into England about the year 1777 by a gentleman of the name of Turnbull, who had resided a considerable time at Smyrna, had travelled through Egypt, and visited most of the Grecian cities and islands. This and other specimens of antiquity, chiefly Egyptian, at his death, he bequeathed to Dr. Garthshore, by whose indulgence I have been permitted the use of them; but as they were bequeathed without any history as to the places from whence they cames or as to the manner in which they were obtained, we can gain no other information concerning them, than what is to be gathered from the antiquities themselves.
An Historical Disquisition on the Game of Chess; addressed to Count de Bruhl, F.A.S. By the Hon. Daines Barrington
Authors: Barrington Daines
Published: July 2016

As you are so distinguished a player at Chess, what I have lately gleaned with regard to the introduction of this most capital game into Europe cannot but be interesting to you.
XI. Observations on the Origin and Progress of Gothic Architecture, and on the Corporation of Free Masons supposed to be the Establishers of it as a regular Order. In a Letter from Gov. Pownall, to the Rev. Dr. Lort, V.P.
Authors: Pownall
Published: July 2016

The following paper collects and puts together some scattered historic traces of the architecture used in the transalpine parts of Europe, in order from thence to suggest a line of inquiry after the origin of that particular species of it, called the Gothick; and also after the institution of that Collegium or corporation of Free-masons, whom I conceive to have been the first formers of this architecture into a regular and scientifick order, by applying the models and proportions of timber frame-work to building Stone.
XXVI. Some Observations on the Roman Station Cataractonium, with an account of Antiquities in the neighbourhood of Piersbridge and Gainford. By John Cade, Esq. in a Letter to Richard Gough, Dir. A.S.
Authors: Cade John
Published: July 2016

Upon a survey of the great military Roman ways and stations in this neighbourhood, I could not˜help noticing the many conjectures concerning the etymon, site, and celebrity of the ancient city Cataractonium Cateracton or Cateracta, for by such severai variations we find it mentioned by Ptolemy, the Itinerary ascribed to Antoninus, Bede, Camden, Burton, and other authors. Our great antiquary supposes it might derive its name from the Cataract in the Swale at Richmond, four miles higher up the river, and an anonymous author under the signature of Lafenbyensis published some years since in the Gentleman's Magazine deduces it from Caractacus, son of Cunobiline, who, he contends, might have been born at this place, or have made it his residence when he put himself under the protection of Cartismandua, queen of the Brigantes.
VIII. An Account of the First Battle of St. Albans from a contemporary Manuscript. Communicated by John Bayley, Esq. F.S.A. of His Majesty's Record Office in the Tower; in a Letter to Henry Ellis, Esq. F.R.S. Secretary
Authors: Bayley John
Published: July 2016

I inclose a curious Account of the first Battle of St. Albans, which may prove interesting to the Society of Antiquaries: it is copied from a manuscript, in a co-eval hand, found in the Tower, among a large quantity of private letters and accompts of Sir William Stonor, Knt. who, from his correspondence, appears at that time to have been much about the Court, and was also a Steward of the Abbot of St. Albans. The original is written in a book consisting of a few leaves of a small quarto size, and, on comparing the writing with some of the other papers, it seems to be in the hand of Sir William himself.
III. Observations on the History and Use of Seals in England. By Henry Ellis, Esq. F.R.S. Secretary, in a Letter to Samuel Lysons, Esq. V.P. F.R.S.
Authors: Ellis Henry
Published: July 2016

I beg, through your hands, to transmit to the Society of Antiquaries the first of a short series of Papers on the History and Use of Seals in England.

Numerous and large works on Seals have appeared upon the Continent, but in England, with the exception of Mr. Lewis's Treatise, they have only been incidentally illustrated.

The observations which I propose to lay, from time to time, before the Society, will perhaps be found to contain some curious facts; but they are rather intended to produce inquiry than offered on my own part, as even approximating to a complete Memoir.
VII. Some Remarks on the Original Seal belonging to the Abbey of Wilton. By Francis Douce, Esq. F.S.A.
Authors: Douce Francis
Published: July 2016

I have the honour of laying before the Society some remarks on the original Seal belonging to the abbey of Wilton; and when its great antiquity, the stile of its workmanship, and the quality and character of the person whom it represents, are considered, it cannot fail of being regarded as an article of much interest and curiosity.
XXIII. Queen Elizabeth's Remarks on the Conduct of those who pressed her to name a Successor to the Crown in 1566. Communicated by Henry Ellis, Esq. F.R.S. Secretary, in a Letter to Samuel Lysons, Esq. V.P.
Authors: Ellis Henry
Published: July 2016

I have more than once had the honour to lay before the Society of Antiquaries Transcripts of Letters and other Papers from a very curious volume in the Lansdown Collection of Manuscripts at the British Museum. There is another Paper in that volume, to which I beg to call the Society's attention: it is a fragment of a public document, with some remarks at the foot of it in the running hand of Queen Elizabeth.
XXXVI. An Account of an ancient Gold Ring found in Coventry Park in the Year 1802. By Thomas Sharp, Esq. of Coventry, in a Letter to Henry Ellis, Esq. F.R.S. Secretary
Authors: Sharp Thomas
Published: July 2016

As you expressed a wish to exhibit my ancient Gold Ring to the Society, I with much pleasure communicate the following account of it.

The Ring was found in Coventry Park, near the Town Wall, in the autumn of 1802, by a person getting up potatoes, and weighs 1 oz. 13dwts. 8 grains.
XLI. Observations upon some Celtic Remains, lately discovered by the Public Road leading from London to Cambridge, near to the Village of Sawston, distant seven miles from the University, by Edward Daniel Clarke, LL.D. Professor of Mineralogy in the University of Cambridge. Communicated by the Rev. Thomas Kerrich, M.A. F.S.A.
Authors: Clarke Edward Daniel
Published: July 2016

It is not attaching too high a degree of importance to the study of Celtic antiquities, to maintain, that, owing to the attention now paid to it in this country, a light begins to break in upon that part of ancient history, which, beyond every other, seemed to present a forlorn investigation. All that relates to the aboriginal inhabitants of the north of Europe, would be involved in darkness but for the enquiries now instituted respecting Celtic sepulchres. From the information already received, concerning these sepulchres, it may be assumed, as a fact almost capable of actual demonstration, that the mounds, or barrows, common to all Great Britain, and to the neighbouring continent, together with all the tumuli fabled by Grecian and by Roman historians as the tombs of Giants, are so many several vestiges of that mighty family of Titan-Celts who gradually possessed all the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, and who extended their colonies over all the countries where Cyclopéan structures may be recognized; whether in the walls of Crotona, or the temple at Stonehénge; in the Cromlechs of Wales, or the trilithal monuments of Cimbrica Chersonesus; in Greece, or in Asia-Minor; in Syria, or in Egypt. It is with respect to Egypt alone, that an exception might perhaps be required; but history, while it deduces the origin of the worship of Minerva, at Sais, from the Phrygians, also relates of this people, that they were the oldest of mankind. The Cyclopéan architecture of Egypt may therefore be referred originally to the same source; but, as in making the following Observations brevity must be a principal object, it will be necessary to divest them of every thing that may seem like a Dissertation; and confine the statement, here offered, to the simple narrative of those facts, which have led to its introduction.
I. Account of a Burial Urn, discovered at Colney, in Norfolk, in a Letter from the Rev. William Gibson, M. A. and F. A. S. to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary
Authors: Gibson William
Published: July 2016

I have the honour to transmit to you, and by your favour to submit to the inspection of the Society of Antiquaries, sketches of what I presume is a Roman Burial Urn, dug up on the 26th day of April last, by labourers employed in raising gravel, for the repair of the adjoining turnpike-road, from a pit in the parish of Colney, situate three miles to the west of the city of Norwich, on the way to Hingham. The sketches are the work of an unskilful hand, but they may serve perhaps to convey no very inaccurate idea of their subject. Of these, No. 1, (Pl. I. fig. 1.) is intended to represent the appearance of the Urn previously to its having been broken near the brim. No. 2, its appearance after having been broken on one side. No. 3, a part of it, with its ornaments, nearly in their true size and proportions.
VIII. Account of Antiquities discovered at Southsleet, in Kent, in a Letter from the Rev. Peter Rashleigh to the Right Honourable Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S. and F. S. A.
Authors: Rashleigh Peter
Published: July 2016

As a discovery which I have lately made in this parish within a few fields of my house, will, I trust, be interesting to you and all antiquaries, I have taken up my pen to send you some account of it.

A few days ago, as some men were ploughing in a field, in this parish, they perceived one of their horses feet to sink in the ground, which, upon examination, proved to be in the mouth of an urn; fortunately the horse did not break it, and the men dug it up; they examined its contents, and finding no coins, but that what it contained consisted only of some burnt bones and pieces of broken glass of a bluish colour and very thick, they threw them again into the hole and covered them up, bringing the urn home, which is now in my possession.
XX. Explanation of an unpublished Phœnician Coin, by Stephen Weston, B. D. F. R. S. and F. A. S. in a Letter to the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Leicester, President
Authors: Weston Stephen
Published: July 2016

I presume to offer to your Lordship and the Society, an attempt to explain an unpublished coin, which has a head of Hercules on one side, and a club behind the head; and on the other a sea-horse, with three Phœnician letters under the horse, an aleph, a nun, and a thau, making together the wordanath. When I say that this coin has not been published, or commented on, I mean that I have not found it in any of the principal books on the subject of this species of coins. I have been told indeed of its being inthiscabinet and inthat, but never have been able to learn that any explanation of the letters has been any where given. There are so many places to which Hercules belongs; and so many of which the sea-horse might have been an appropriate symbol that were it not for the inscription, it would only be in our power to say, This is the type of a Tyrian coin, without being able to fix the exact place where it was struck.
XXIX. Account of ancient Welsh Manuscripts, in a Letter from William Owen, Esq. F. A. S. to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary
Authors: Owen William
Published: July 2016

I have sent herewith the two first volumes of the Archaiology of Wales, as an acknowledgement of my respect to the Society; the archives of which are well adapted to secure the longest duration to a copy of the work, which is of a character that requires some precaution of this kind.
Arty choke: acquisitions and ephemera
Authors: Pollard Nik
Published: July 2016

Art libraries, guided in part by unquestioned assumptions and market forces, tend to buy the same books while neglecting ‘ephemeral’ primary material which can often be acquired cheaply, which will be vital data for future historians, and which is likely to inspire artists then as it does now. Collections of ephemera invariably attract donations, research, and recognition. Reliance on books to document this material means accepting a selective and perhaps misleading view, at second hand, after a lapse of time. Reassessment of the significance of the images and artefacts thrown-up by our culture by means of printing and other mass-production techniques, might lead to the cooperative, rationalised acquisition, by art libraries, of both books and ephemera, and to the exploitation of the latter by inter-library lending of original material or of slides.
A philosophy for Falmouth
Authors: Toyne Derek
Published: July 2016

Rather than developing its stock as a status symbol, the library at Falmouth School of Art aims to contribute actively to students’ continuing education by supporting and stimulating the whole spectrum of their activities, and by teaching the value of the printed word and ‘how to look things up’.
The development of national and international co-operation between art libraries
Authors: Walker William B.
Published: July 2016

Definitions are offered of the terms ‘fine arts’ and ‘special libraries’. The scope and organisation of fine art libraries are described, followed by a history of the growth of art library societies in various countries, and the movement towards international co-operation. Art libraries are demonstrated to be a suitable category to constitute a new Section in the Special Libraries Division of IFLA.

(The text of a paper presented at the Special Libraries Division Program Meeting of IFLA in Brussels, 8 September, 1977.)
The information needs of industrial designers
Authors: Austen Benedict
Published: July 2016

The information needs of practising designers are only rarely to be found in the traditional printed sources. Rather the designer requires current data such as details of product availability and exact specifications. Documentary library services may meet some of these needs but the ideal library from a designer’s point of view would contain not only a comprehensive coverage of design history information in monograph and periodical form but also a large collection of product samples and an extensive referral service to sources of expertise in industry and in research organisations.

(Based on a paper presented to the ARLIS Seminar on User Education held at Leeds Polytechnic, 7–8 April, 1978.)

In the section ‘Plan for Action for Librarians’ a great deal is asked of the library service for what it is suggested is in the short run a formidable if not impossible task. The intention is to raise many issues in the hope that individual libraries or other organisations might pursue those activities for which they have resources.

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Design Council.
The economics of book publishing
Authors: Nicoli John
Published: July 2016

A variety of elements go to make up the cost of the average academic book, quite apart from the profit margin which must itself be divided between the author, the printer, the publisher and the bookseller. The problems of the economics of book publishing are discussed, together with the implications of technological achievements and limitations. An alternative approach to the sponsoring and marketing of scholarly art books is suggested, one which could result in better produced books at lower prices.

This paper was delivered to the Association of Art Historians Conference at Cardiff on 1 April 1978. Anyone knowledgeable about the technology of printing or the economics of publishing will recognise short cuts and oversimplifications in the argument. I am only too aware of these deficiencies, but I believe that the thesis put forward is still essentially correct. J.N.
Response to ARLIS statement ’Art libraries in Polytechnics’
Authors: Wood Kath
Published: July 2016

Following the publication of ‘Art libraries in polytechnics’ in Art Libraries Journal, 4(1), Spring 1979, it seems appropriate to outline some of the reservations towards it that have been voiced by several Polytechnic art librarians, lest what has appeared as an ARLIS policy statement be taken to imply a total commitment to it by all of those whom it concerns most.

A certain amount of historical background seems necessary to cast light on the introductory statement which appeared alongside the statement when published.
The Art Library Scene in Egypt
Authors: Freudenthal Juan R.
Published: July 2016

Art libraries in Egypt, as part of a broader art information context, do not play a vital role in the preservation, survey, and dissemination of art information in the country. These information centres have not been given the recognition or financial support necessary to allow them to become active, up-to-date art information clearinghouses. Two major art documentation centres in Cairo are discussed: the Egyptian Museum Library and the Creswell Collection and Library at the American University in Cairo. Common problems among art libraries in Egypt are identified and a few steps which could lead toward improved conditions are suggested.
Control of text and images: tradition and innovation
Authors: Fawcett Trevor
Published: July 2016

This paper traces the development of the discipline of art history, particularly in relation to its attendant documentation (both textual and visual), and the bibliographical ‘machinery’ which has been developed to control it. Problems of control, organisation and retrieval are discussed, with particular emphasis on subject analysis. By drawing attention to the difficulties which have beset this field in the past, some pointers for those involved in current projects such as the Art and Architecture Thesaurus project, the videodisc, etc., where technology may prove to be a significant tool, are identified.
Methods and materials in an investigation of industrial architecture
Authors: Skinner Joan
Published: July 2016

The architectural history of factories is not yet a popular field of research. Nor, in design history terms, is there investigation into how efficiently their design is related to functions or how it affects the well-being of the occupants. Such investigations must cross the boundaries of, and interrelate the fields of architectural, social, political and economic research. An integrated methodology has yet to be achieved. This article describes how a section of the Dunlop Archive Project is finding its way in this field.
The cataloguing of special collections of visual materials and AACR2
Authors: Croghan Antony
Published: July 2016

The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, and the Science Museum Pictorial Collection have both recently produced draft codes of rules for the cataloguing of visual materials based on AACR2. This paper provides an assessment and comparison of the two draft codes and concludes both that these codes show that AACR2 does provide a valuable base for building more detailed specialised rules upon, and that the codes provide valuable thinking which should be in-put into AACR3.
Microforms and the fine arts
Authors: Dwyer Melva J.
Published: July 2016

At first, microforms and the Fine Arts did not appear to be very compatible. Today with improvements of microform readers and technology together with the proliferation of types of materials which are published in microform, their acceptance is assured. Journals, series of out-of-print books, exhibition catalogues, photographs and other archival collections are now appearing in ever increasing numbers and are being accepted by those interested in both the acquisitions and research in Fine Arts. Librarians must constantly demand acceptable quality, complete bibliographic control and also begin to plan for regional and international co-operation so that those libraries unable to purchase the expensive sets may share in the increasing wealth of information and not be left without some form of access.
Manifesto for an art libraries society
Authors: Pacey Philip
Published: July 2016

Art librarians share a passion for art and a determination to solve the practical problems of art librarianship. They may be brought together initially by the desire to overcome their isolation, but once together they achieve corporate strength. Art librarians have formed associations since 1924, but with gathering momentum since the late 1960s, culminating in the creation of an international association within IFLA. ‘Internationalism’ in the arts should mean a celebration of, and interaction between, distinctive national and regional cultural traditions. Five suggestions are put forward for consideration by any national art libraries association.

1)

The inclusion within the association of every type of art librarian and art library.

2)

An examination of the provision of art documentation in the country as a whole, paying particular attention to documentation of the country’s own art (including design, crafts, folk art and popular culture).

3)

A consideration of the country’s art library collections and services as a whole, and of their potential as an integrated network.

4)

Participation in international co-operation and in the activities of the IFLA Section of Art Libraries.

5)

The development of members’ awareness of the ideals and objectives of art librarianship.

(The text of a paper presented to a meeting of ARLIS Norge at Oslo on January 25th 1984).
Second International Conference on Automatic Processing of Art History Data: a report
Authors: Duff Meg
Published: July 2016

A report on the Second International Conference on the Automatic Processing of Art History Data and Documents, held in Pisa in September 1984, which identifies some of the major themes and projects represented at this meeting of art historians, librarians, bibliographers and curators.
The Library of the Museum of Modern Art New York
Authors: Phillpot Clive
Published: July 2016

In the Summer of 1984 the Library of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, re-opened in a purpose-designed space, following the expansion and renovation of the Museum by Cesar Pelli. This article traces the history of the Library from its origin at the foundation of the Museum in 1929, to date, and describes the scope of the present collection and some of its particular strengths.
On researching local artists
Authors: Beasley Maureen
Published: July 2016

Some observations on the compilation of a dictionary of artists from the London Borough of Sutton; with an account of sources and methods.
AARTI: Australian Art Index
Authors: Shaw Margaret
Published: July 2016

The Australian Art Index, AARTI, is one of a group of data bases within the Ausinet network which will, between them, cover contemporary Australian art and architecture on a national basis. National coverage is possible because of the small size of the Australian population, the existence of people prepared to take on the task with managements to back them and the availability of a network with the flexibility to take data in a wide range of formats. AARTI contains records of four types: monographs, journal articles, exhibitions and artists’ profiles. By April 1985 it contained some 9,500 records available online with a microfiche alternative for non-Ausinet members.