Book
A Maltese book of the Acts of the Apostles, 1871.
Booklet
A booklet, with a yellow cover and black printing, 1871. It contains a religious tract of Malay language hymns.
Booklet
A booklet, from Canan, with a yellow cover and black printing. It describes the birth of Christ in Cananese.
Booklet
A booklet, from Pakistan, with a green cover and black printing, 1874. Gujarati tells the story of a letter to a Zoroastrian friend.
Booklet
A booklet, from Norway, with a white cover and black printing. It is a religious text in Danish or Norwegian.
Booklet
A fifth edition booklet, from Russia, June 1876. It has a peach cover which features an engraved view of a Saint and black printing. The booklet tells the story of the life and miracles of a Saint who ...
Bookmark
A woven silk bookmark with an embroidered pattern in burgundy, green, gold and blue and a gold tassle. The inscription gives the words to the hymn Rock of Ages.
Bronze cylinders
These small metal tubes were probably lace tags, from the ends of leather thongs, which may have fastened the bag containing the miniature buckets around the neck.
AD 410 - AD 600
Bronze 'Spangle'
This small triangle of metal may have been part of a string of beads, and would have sparkled and jangled.
AD 410 - AD 600
Bronze 'Stud'
This worn disc-headed bronze stud was old when it was placed into the bag at the Cunning Woman’s left hip. It may have been an heirloom or amulet. The other surface is plain.
AD 410 - AD 600
Buddhist Text
Hand written copy of the Pali text, from Sri Lanka, written in the Pali language and Sinhala script. It is a copy of the well known sermon 'Mahasatipatthana Suttam Vitthara Mukhena' by Gautama Buddha ...
Card
A white card, from Turkey, with black printing. It has a Biblical inscription in English on one side, and in Turkish on the reverse.
Church of England, Booke of Common Prayer, 1596 - binding view
A much-used book, possibly owned by Shakespeare.
This prayer book, whose dimensions are only three by four inches [9 x 12 cm], is much battered by heavy use from previous owners. The spine leather ...
Church of England, Booke of Common Prayer, 1596 - Colophon (printer's imprint), title page of Psalms.
Shakespeare’s own prayer-book.
This little prayer-book which may have belonged to William Shakespeare, as several signatures in parts of the text indicate, was printed by the Queen’s printer, ...
Church of England, Booke of Common Prayer, 1596 - 'William Shakespeare' signature, and date ?1600, p. Mm6v.
This may be Shakespeare's ownership signature.
This shows a further ‘signature’ on the prayer book that some believe was once owned by William Shakespeare. The copy, which is only 3 inches ...
Church of England. Booke of Common Prayer, London, Deputies of Christoper Barker, 1596 - 'William Shakespeare' signature, p. CC3v
Shakespeare’s prayer-book.
This pocket-sized Book of Common Prayer, printed in 1596, is a volume that may have belonged to William Shakespeare. 'His' signatures on several pages are more probably ...
Cowrie Shell
A large cowrie shell with the Lord's Prayer carved on the top.
Cupid and Psyche
John Kirk Cupid and Psyche, 1847-1854 Oil on canvas 1420mm x 1130mm The tale of Cupid and Psyche dates back centuries. Possibly the earliest written tale appeared in the 2nd Century AD. In short, it is ...