Notebook Collection

Beetles
Double page spread of pencil and watercolour illustrations and sketches of beetles by Henry Walter Bates

H. W. Bates illustrated notebooks
Plate 7 from a notebook of Henry W. Bates (1825-92) relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Longhorn beetle

Horace Shorts notebook - sketches of Wright Flyer at Pau
A page from Horace Shorts notebook containing his detailed sketches of the Wright Flyer made at Pau, France, in February 1909. Date: 1909

Butterflies from the Amazon by H. W. Bates
A page (p 144) from a notebook of Henry W. Bates relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Beetle illustrations
Double page spread of pencil and watercolour illustrations of beetles by Henry Walter Bates

Coloured sketches of insects on Page 35 from Bates notebook 1. Bates was a renowned Victorian entomologist

Illustrated notebook of H. W. Bates
A doube page spread from a notebook of Henry W. Bates relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Ms 1-1911, p. 1 Page from Jude the Obscure, c. 1894 (ink on paper)
FIT276969 Ms 1-1911, p.1 Page from Jude the Obscure, c.1894 (ink on paper) by Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928); 26.5x20 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English

Allegories of Pleasure and Pain and of Envy, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Allegories of Pleasure and Pain and of Envy, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Hieroglyphs in the notebook of Jean-Francois Champollion, c1806-1832. Artist: Jean-Francois Champollion
Hieroglyphs in the notebook of Jean-Francois Champollion, c1806-1832. Research on the system of the Egyptian hieroglyphs by Jean Francois Champollion, the translator of the Rosetta Stone

Poster advertising British military uniform, WW1
Poster advertising British military uniform, The Studington Military Kit... obtainable only from Studd & Millington Ltd, Military Tailors. Chromolithograph poster, 1914 (c)

Young man with laptop sitting on steps

Faraday on magnetism and gravity, 1849
Faraday on magnetism and gravity. Page from the notebooks of British physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867), showing notes and a diagram of an apparatus for investigating magnetism and gravity

Examples of mimicry among butterflies
Plate from On the lepidoptera of the Amazon Valley. Transactions of the Linnean Society, by H.W. Bates, 1862

Butterfly studies
A plate from a field note book of Rose Monteiro depicting butterfly studies

H. W. Bates illustrated notebook
Plate 7 from a notebook of Henry W. Bates (1825-92) relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Two Drawings of the Heart, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Two Drawings of the Heart, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Royston crow cross-section - 1808s
Royston crow cross-section. 1808. From Cayleys original notebook

First compound aeroplane design, with flappers mounted on struts rising from fixed wings set dihedrally on a wheeled car. 1805. From Cayleys original notebook

Writing notebook, study of oval letters, c1880-1900 (print)
8713957 Writing notebook, study of oval letters, c1880-1900 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Reverdy method. The writing taught, engraved and printed in intaglio)

Student notebook: continuation of problems, French homework (redaction), 1882 (handwritten)
8713173 Student notebook: continuation of problems, French homework (redaction), 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Student notebook: "Respect" dictation and problems, 1882 (handwritten)
8713172 Student notebook: "Respect" dictation and problems, 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Student notebook: geography homework and conjugation homework, 1882 (handwritten)
8713171 Student notebook: geography homework and conjugation homework, 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Student notebook: conjugation homework (continued), dictation, 1882 (handwritten)
8713169 Student notebook: conjugation homework (continued), dictation, 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Style exercise on "Tell me who you are dating and I will tell you who you are", 1888 (handwritten)
8713119 Style exercise on "Tell me who you are dating and I will tell you who you are", 1888 (handwritten); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Simplified writing method, c1880-90 (printing)
8713012 Simplified writing method, c1880-90 (printing); 21 x 16,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method simplified and supplemented by numerous models by E.-M. C)

Writing method of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, 1862 (printing)
8712954 Writing method of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, 1862 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method of the Brothers of the Christian Schools)

Rational writing by Signoret, c1900 (print)
8712944 Rational writing by Signoret, c1900 (print); 22,5 x 17,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Rational writing. Straight writing method in 10 notebooks by J)

Notebook, Good Writing, 1900 (print)
8712899 Notebook, Good Writing, 1900 (print); 11 x 17,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Good writing. Rational method for teaching straight writing by A. Belot. The new school)

Round and bastard. Cover, c. 1890 (print)
8714081 Round and bastard. Cover, c. 1890 (print); 22,5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New method for teaching writing in schools by Gustave Manoury)

Looped letters "l, h, k", c.1900-20 (print)
8714062 Looped letters "l, h, k", c.1900-20 (print) by Lyon, Leopold (active c.1870); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The true picture of a shark, 1695-1703 (ink, paper)
7340650 The true picture of a shark, 1695-1703 (ink, paper) by Barlow, Edward (1639-1719); National Maritime Museum, London

Copy of words, c.1900-20 (print)
8714071 Copy of words, c.1900-20 (print) by Lyon, Leopold (active c.1870); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New writing method in 11 notebooks engraved by Leopold Lyon)

Fine, the genres of writing. Sample acts: example of a bill of exchange, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8714051 Fine, the genres of writing. Sample acts: example of a bill of exchange, c.1880-1900 (printing); 17,5 x 22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New writing method by F.T.D)

Bastard, Gothic and various alphabets for titles, c.1880-1900 (print)
8714045 Bastard, Gothic and various alphabets for titles, c.1880-1900 (print); 17,5 x 22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New writing method by F.T.D.. Method in 8 notebooks)

Principles of round and application: big and medium, nouns proper to copy, c.1880-1900 (print)
8714042 Principles of round and application: big and medium, nouns proper to copy, c.1880-1900 (print); 17,5 x 22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New writing method by F.T.D)

Principles of round and application: curly letters, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8714040 Principles of round and application: curly letters, c.1880-1900 (printing); 17,5 x 22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New writing method by F.T.D.. Method in 8 notebooks)

Exercises on capital letters: two-line sentences, names and numbers, c.1890 (print)
8714027 Exercises on capital letters: two-line sentences, names and numbers, c.1890 (print); 21,5x18,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

round script, uppercase alphabet, c.1867-1889 (print)
8714023 round script, uppercase alphabet, c.1867-1889 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Rollin method. Writing made easy by L. Rollin, Officer of Public Instruction)

round writing, first principles, jamb exercises, c.1867-1889 (print)
8714019 round writing, first principles, jamb exercises, c.1867-1889 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Rollin method. Writing made easy by L)

study of short lowercase letters, the letters "i" and "u", c.1867-1889 (print)
8714013 study of short lowercase letters, the letters "i" and "u", c.1867-1889 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Rollin method. Writing made easy by L)

Capital letters: revision, letters grouped by series, departments, c.1890 (printing)
8713996 Capital letters: revision, letters grouped by series, departments, c.1890 (printing); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Straight writing method in seven notebooks by C)

principles of writing curly letters, the letters "l, b, h", c.1890 (printing)
8713991 principles of writing curly letters, the letters "l, b, h", c.1890 (printing); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Straight writing method in seven notebooks by C)

principles of writing curly letters, the letter "l", c.1890 (printing)
8713990 principles of writing curly letters, the letter "l", c.1890 (printing); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Straight writing method in seven notebooks by C)

Writing notebook, general principles, c1880-1900 (printing)
8713981 Writing notebook, general principles, c1880-1900 (printing); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Reverdy method. The writing taught, engraved and printed in intaglio)

Writing notebook, sentences in medium batardy script, c1880-1900 (print)
8713978 Writing notebook, sentences in medium batardy script, c1880-1900 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Reverdy method)

Writing book, summary of the exercises, c1880-1900 (print)
8713961 Writing book, summary of the exercises, c1880-1900 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Reverdy method. The writing taught, engraved and printed in intaglio)

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"Unveiling the Wonders Within: A Journey Through the Pages of a Notebook" Step into the captivating world of Horace Shorts' notebook, where history and art intertwine. Among its pages lie mesmerizing sketches of the iconic Wright Flyer at Pau, transporting us back to the birth of aviation. Delving deeper, we encounter intricate illustrations showcasing the enchanting Longhorn beetle and vibrant butterflies from the Amazon by none other than H. W. Bates. His illustrated notebooks serve as windows into nature's breathtaking beauty. The notebook's allure continues with detailed beetle illustrations that showcase their fascinating diversity in colors and patterns. These colored sketches of insects offer a glimpse into their extraordinary world. Turning another page reveals an astonishing discovery - hieroglyphs meticulously recorded by Jean-Francois Champollion himself between 1806-1832. This artist-scholar unraveled ancient mysteries through his artistic interpretation. Leonardo da Vinci graces these sacred pages too, presenting allegories of Pleasure and Pain alongside Envy from centuries past (c1480). His genius shines through each stroke, capturing emotions that transcend time. Scientific revelations unfold within this remarkable notebook as well; Faraday's groundbreaking insights on magnetism and gravity in 1849 leave us awestruck at his brilliance. Even amidst times of war, this notebook serves as a testament to human resilience. A poignant poster advertising British military uniforms during World War I reminds us of sacrifice and unity in challenging times. Intriguingly diverse yet harmoniously intertwined, this notebook unveils wonders beyond our imagination – a treasure trove bridging artistry, science, history, culture, and emotion all within its unassuming pages.