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âBe My Enemy for Friendshipâs Sakeâ: Hayley and Blakeâs Biographers
Thus begins William Hayleyâs three-volume biography of his friend, William Cowper. The tenderness and affection that Hayley expressed towards Cowper may come as something of a surprise to those whoâŠ
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18th Century Hearing Aids
Hearing aids have made some quite dramatic progress since the Georgian era . Towards the end of the 18th century the use of an ear trumpet was commonplace, with collapsible ones being made on a oneâŠ
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Derbyshireâs historic houses and quarries illustrate how stone, craft and design are inseparable. Read the full blog here: www.stone-work.eu/field-trips-... #ArchitecturalHistory #Culture
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Ioan Giurgiu Patachi
Ioan Giurgiu Patachi was Bishop of Fogaras and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church from 1721 to his death in 1727.
![Title page: 'Articles of union, Agreed on the Two and twentieth Day of July, in the Fifth Year of the Reign of Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Anne, by the Commissioners Nominated on the Behalf of the Kingdom of England, in Pursuance of an Act made in England, and the Commissioners Nominated on the Behalf of the Kingdom of Scotland, under Her Majesties Great Seal of Scotland, Pursuant to an Act made in Scotland. The act (made in the Parliament of Scotland) Intituled, Act Ratifying and Approving the Treaty of Union of the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England... ' Folio. 15, [3], 17-68pp. Handsomely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in speckled half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece (not shown). Some trimming at foot to latter half of text block with occasional loss of text and sense.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iecuzvb72xfdwlum2pc5ggj2/bafkreieamhqk4xq54mrnyacdd7urgksbzun4yyuqetg3tglfla6q6cezjm@jpeg)
![Obv.: busts of the royal couple, facing each other. Legend: LUD · AUG · DELPHINI ET M · ANT · JOS · II · IMP · SORORIS CONNUB ·, DU VIV [Duvivier] on truncation of Dauphinâs bust; DIE XVI MAII/MDCCLXX in two lines in exergue. Rev.: Maria Antonia, with double-headed eagle behind, and Louis-Auguste, with the French coat-of-arms behind, standing vis-a-vis, clasping right hands before lighted and garlanded altar; behind, personifications of Austria and France in embrace; DU VIV to lower right. Leg.: SACRUM ĂTERNĂ CONCORDIĂ PIGNUS (a sacred pledge of eternal harmony), M · ANTONIA AUSTR ·/LUD · DELPHINO NUPTA/ MDCCLXX in three lines in exergue. Edge: M.A.J.C. HARDY N.F. DE LA CHAPELLE MARIĂ 29 JUILLET 1816 with a star - a later inscription for Marie-Anne-Claudine-JosĂ©phine Hardy, who married François-Nicolas de la Chapelle on 29 July 1816 at the Paroisse Saint-Roch, Paris.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iecuzvb72xfdwlum2pc5ggj2/bafkreihitbwd7blckldurq2kumfxor5b5wd2enfpsc65735k6dv4vovi6q@jpeg)