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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288–1322
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Cotton, Charles, 1630–1687
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Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
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15th century
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17th century
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woodcut
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annal
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coats of arm
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commonplace book
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diagram
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doublures (binding)
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Chess -- Early works to 1800.
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Baker, George, 1781–1851 -- Ownership.
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Cardinal virtues.
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Chess problems -- Early works to 1800.
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Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552–1634 -- Ownership.
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Dethick, William, 1543–1612 -- Ownership.
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Hodgett, Thomas -- Ownership.
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Incunabula in Yale Library.
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Mellynton, Thomas -- Ownership.
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Occupations.
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Percy, Thomas, 1729–1811 -- Ownership.
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792–1872 -- Ownership.
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Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485.
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Reston, Anthony -- Ownership.
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Alchorne, Stanesby, d. 1800 -- Provenance.
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Audley, George Edward Thicknesse Touchet, Baron, 1817–1872.
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Bado Aureo, Johannes de. Tractatus de armis. Latin and French.
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Billiards -- Early works to 1800.
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Black Death -- England.
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Bodleian Library. Manuscript. Ashmole 344.
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Great Britain
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Worcester (England)
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Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
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Bado Aureo, Johannes de
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Trevor, John, d. 1410
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Twiti, William, d. 1328
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Exhibition History
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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English
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English, Middle (1100-1500)
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Forty chess problems
circa 1450
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Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
John Porter manuscript
circa 1450
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Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288–1322
The holy apostle and doctour of the peple saynt Poule sayth in his epystle
[1483]
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Cotton, Charles, 1630–1687
The compleat gamester: or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess
1680
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Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288–1322
[T]o the right noble, right excellent prince George duc of Clarence ..
31 Mar. 1474