Collection items

Celebration of Shakespeare in Meres' Wit's Treasur...

Book, Octavo

This tiny but important book, Palladis Tamia or Wits Treasury (1598), was written by the clergyman and literary critic F...

Drawings of the funeral procession of Elizabeth I

Manuscript, Image, Illustration Created date: 1557–1603

This early 17th-century manuscript contains unique coloured drawings of the funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, who...

Friendship album of Gervasius Fabricius zu Kleshei...

Friendship album, Book, Quarto, Manuscript, Illustration, Image Created date: 1595–1637

These are illustrations from the friendship album of the student Gervasius Fabricius zu Klesheim of Salzburg, and others...

The Devonshire Manuscript

Manuscript, Quarto Created date: 16th century

This hand-written volume, known as the Devonshire Manuscript, is an anthology of courtly love poems made by members of H...