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Notes on Oliver Cromwell's speech entitled "His Highness' Answer of the Conference at Whitehall April 13, 1657". Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

Notes from November 1960 to September 1962 including on progress, liberty, human nature, reason and permission. In back of book are Chinese notes. (These notes are regarded as important regarding philosophy by Christoph Harbsmeier). Soft cover notebook with cream cover. Within the book were further notes on Oppland Tutisthotell paper, originally packed between the pages for March 1962 and June 1962

Description: Green soft cover notebook with ruled pages, handwritten in ink. Several inserts. Identified as West 55 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: Pahlavi-English Syntax glossary with references to Denkart
Inserts:

• scrap paper titled, "Pahl. words from Avesta"
• blotting paper,
• blank scrap of paper titled "officials Dk. Viii"

The documents consist of Rough lists of the Cave paintings, an extract from the London Illustrated news, rough notes on the paintings, and notes on some of the inscriptions at Ajanta.

Notes on Pepys diary. Handwritten, 1 folded piece, 5 sides

Description: Thin black hardbound notebook with unruled white pages, handwritten in ink. Some inserts.

Contents:

• "Headings of Sections of Shanamah from Macan's edition, Calcutta 1829"
• Pahlavi-transliterated-Persian words where some have folio and MS. numbers; short unorganized notes on Pahlavi and Persian grammar
• summary of article by Professor Terrein de Lacouperie in the "Academy" from 10 Oct. 1885, p.243-4 #
• notes on inscriptions and their locations in libraries
• notes on printing and correcting proofs calculations relating to the sun, moon, and the earth
• notes on different coins
• "Period of Gestation in Various animals, in days"
• short note and summary of different eras in different cultures according to different theories of creation
• notes from reading a "Review of History of India as told by its own historians" from 'Academy' 11 Sep 1886.

Inserts:

• Scraps of paper with a short glossary with word meanings in English and a note on the population of Parsis in different parts of the world
• transliteration of a Pahlavi excerpt
• Reading room request form

Notes on Poetry and T.S. Eliot - notes by Angus Graham on Eliot's poetry.

Notes made by Barbara Ingham of possible changes to the Handbook.

Loose pages with handwritten notes: containing "PROMACHAT (Divination)– first drafts of translation" which are marked as "to be destroyed".

Notes on Pronominalization in Archaic Chinese: The Pronoun zhe by Christoph Harbsmeier. (Harbsmeier has noted in the original list that this manuscript is a unique copy. He does not have a copy.)