Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader English MS 1439
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Reference Number:
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English MS 1439
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Link to Catalogue:
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Parent Work Title:
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Autobiography of a cavalryman in the Scots Greys
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Creator:
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Anonymous
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Description:
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Autobiographical account of a Greys soldier at Waterloo which includes his life during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, both at home in Britain and on campaign, and includes a lengthy and graphic description of the battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, and its aftermath.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Diaries--Authorship--History--18th century
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Subject:
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
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Subject:
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Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Campaigns
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Subject:
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Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Diaries
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Item Height:
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225 mm
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Item Width:
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170 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2016-10-18
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2016-10
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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