A Guide to the Exhibition Galleries of the British MuseumThe Trustees, 1879 - 239 pages |
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... species previously wanting , and was especially valuable for the authenticity of the localities assigned to the minerals in it : in which respect the Museum collection had fallen much in arrear . It also gave a new starting point for ...
... species previously wanting , and was especially valuable for the authenticity of the localities assigned to the minerals in it : in which respect the Museum collection had fallen much in arrear . It also gave a new starting point for ...
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... species of tree , whose foliage is sculptured similarly to that known as the " honeysuckle ornament " of Greek architecture and vase - painting ; one hand of each figure is raised , and generally holds some mystic offering or symbol ...
... species of tree , whose foliage is sculptured similarly to that known as the " honeysuckle ornament " of Greek architecture and vase - painting ; one hand of each figure is raised , and generally holds some mystic offering or symbol ...
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... species of the African Rhinoceros , all of which have two horns and a smooth hide , without any folds ; several specimens of the Hippopotamus in different stages of growth ; the * For a more detailed and scientific explanation of the ...
... species of the African Rhinoceros , all of which have two horns and a smooth hide , without any folds ; several specimens of the Hippopotamus in different stages of growth ; the * For a more detailed and scientific explanation of the ...
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... species distinguished by its enormous ears ; in ancient times tamed like the Indian species , it is now mercilessly hunted down on account of the great value of its tusks . In two large glass - cases are shown stuffed specimens and ...
... species distinguished by its enormous ears ; in ancient times tamed like the Indian species , it is now mercilessly hunted down on account of the great value of its tusks . In two large glass - cases are shown stuffed specimens and ...
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... species of Swine . Here also are placed the species of Armadillo , Manis , and Sloth , remarkable for the length and strength of their claws . On the top of the Wall Cases are the horns of various species of Antelopes , Goats , and ...
... species of Swine . Here also are placed the species of Armadillo , Manis , and Sloth , remarkable for the length and strength of their claws . On the top of the Wall Cases are the horns of various species of Antelopes , Goats , and ...
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Page 6 - The first book printed in Italic types, and the earliest attempt to produce cheap books by compressing the matter into a small space, and reducing the size of the page.
Page xi - An Act for the purchase of the Museum or Collection of Sir Hans Sloane and of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts, and for providing one general repository for the better reception and more convenient use of the said collections, and of the Cottonian Library, and of the additions thereto...
Page 111 - NORTH-WEST STAIRCASE. On the staircase are placed Egyptian Papyri, which are documents of various character, inscribed on rolls formed of slices of the papyrus plant. They show the three forms of writing in use among the Egyptians : — 1. The Hieroglyphic, in which all the characters, or figures, are separately and distinctly denned. 2. The Hieratic, in which the same characters are represented in what may be termed a running hand. 3. The Demotic, or Enchorial, a still more cursive form, in which...
Page 91 - Epicurius near the ancient Phigalia in Arcadia. This edifice was erected by Iktinos, the architect of the Parthenon at Athens, in commemoration of the delivery of the Phigalians from the plague, BC 430. The most important part of this collection consists of twenty-three sculptured slabs, originally belonging to a frieze in the interior of the cella of the temple, and now arranged on both sides of the room.
Page xi - Admissions to the galleries of antiquities and natural history were by tickets only, on application in writing, and were, in the first instance, limited to ten, for each of three hours in the day. Visitors were not allowed to inspect the cases at their leisure, but were conducted through the galleries by officers of the house. The hours of admission were subsequently extended, but it was not till the year 1810 that the Museum was freely accessible to the general public, for three days in the week,...
Page 214 - Inscriptions in the Phoenician Character, discovered on the site of Carthage, during Researches by Nathan Davis, Esq., 1856-58. 1863, fol. £1 5*.
Page 14 - Doron, or Book of the Institution of a Prince, written by James I., for the instruction of his son, Prince Henry; wholly in the King's autograph. The original manuscript of the tragedy of " Torismondo,
Page 10 - Plays. With dedication to William Earl of Pembroke and Philip Earl of Montgomery, signed by John Heminge and Henry Condell, the editors, and two of the principal actors of Shakspere's plays. The lines facing the portrait are by Ben Jonson : the portrait by Martin Droeshout. Bequeathed by the Eev.
Page 6 - ... space, and reducing the size of the page. Bequeathed by the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville. In Case VII. this series is continued, with the addition of specimens of early printing in France ; for example :•— 7. Gasparinus Barzizius. Liber epistolarum.—Printed at the Sorbonne in Paris, by Ulrich Gering, Michael Friburger, and Martin Crantz, in 1470.
Page 71 - Ionic peristylar building, with fourteen columns running round a solid cella, and statues in the intercolumniations, the whole elevated on a base, which stands upon two steps. This building has by some been considered a trophy in memory of the conquest of Lycia by the Persians under Harpagus, BC 545, though it was probably not erected till some time in the next century.