Category Archives: Writing/Books

Hand written

Posted on 19/02/2023 by ronald972

Every once and a while I come across a hand written note book, diary, autograph book  or recipe/cook book and today I would like to look at one such item. The autograph book contains a number of drawings which are … Continue reading →

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Joseph Batchelor papermaker

Posted on 30/07/2022 by ronald972

I came across a page printed with a letter from #SirThomasWhite. Although the quoted letter was written in 1566, this printing was created around 1880/1890. Sir Thomas was of course the founder of St Johns College, Oxford. The letter is … Continue reading →

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The Love of the Pen

Posted on 19/01/2021 by ronald972

When we moved to England, my daughter was 9 years old. I was amazed that children were taught to write using fountain pens. Fountain pens are not a regular site in early educational institutions in North America. Since moving here, … Continue reading →

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Pieter van den Keere engraver

Posted on 30/12/2020 by ronald972

It is not often I come across pieces which are extremely old but this past week I did. They are a set of six small maps of Scotland with their written description on the back. Nowadays they are known as … Continue reading →

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Portraits of Eminent Painters

Posted on 23/11/2020 by ronald972

Every once in a while, I come across a book that I think is special. Today , we look at a book published in 1739. Although the book is not in great shape. It is intact. It contains the an … Continue reading →

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Tabular Estimate of some leading members of the House of Commons

Posted on 22/09/2019 by ronald972

Quite a while back, I bought a number of pieces as a job lot. I was not actually sure what I might find when I had the time to look thoroughly at the individual pieces. This chapter is about one … Continue reading →

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John Clare poet

Posted on 14/11/2018 by ronald972

One might consider a chapter on a poet to be out of place in a blog about collecting art I have a previous chapter on Robert Bloomfield (rural bard). So when I came across a hand written edition of ‘The … Continue reading →

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John Rippon, Hymnologist

Posted on 12/02/2017 by ronald972

#JohnRippon (1751-1836) was born in Tiverton, in Devon, educated in Bristol at the Baptist College, and became pastor of the Baptist Church in Carter Lane, Tooley Street in London (later removed to New Park Street)  at the age of 22. … Continue reading →

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Robert Bloomfield – The Rural Bard and Peasant Poet

Posted on 25/01/2017 by ronald972

Those of you who read my blog regularly will know that I am an eclectic collector but even the items I acquired a while back will stretch your concept of art.  I was convinced to buy these pieces because they … Continue reading →

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