The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Bargrave list
Brent Nelson
general editor
Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Bargrave's loose sheets
Untitled List
John Bargrave
author
Bargrave's neat, clear hand
Between 1674 when Bargrave dated his Rara Antiqua et Nvmismata, which he
references here by page number attached to each item, and is death in 1680.
Canterbury Cathedral
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Contents
[1] Infant Romulus, brass – 3
2. Æsculapius. brass. ——– 3
3. Hercules, brass ———– 4
4. Cacus, brass ————– 4.
5. Sacrificing preist priest ——— 5.
6. Hercules Juvenis ——— 5.
7. Mercary Mercury brass ———— 5.
8. A brass Dolphin ——— 5.
9. Augustus. —————– 5.
10. Leda ——————— 6.
11. A Bacchanalia ———– 6
12. An ancient Key ——— 6.
13. A snake —————— 6.
14. rapture of Proserp. Proserpine —–– 6.
15. Ludus Talaris ———–– 6.
16. Tyber —————––— 6.
17. 2 Priapismes ———–— 7.
18. An Egle Eagle —————– 7.
19. A peece of Piazza
navona obelisc } ————– 7
20. 2 loadestones ———— 13.
21. A stone owt out of
the gold mines ————— 16
22. A lachrimatorio
frō from Rome under
ground ———————— 19
23. A Jaspire —————— 22
24. vnknowne pastes ——— 23
25. Cinders and pomy
stones of M: Mount Etna
26. and Visuvius
27. Mount: Mountain Chrystall ——— 24
28. a Salerno gold ring ——– 26
29. Aristotle head in a ring — 27
30. Tiuoli Tivoli cōfetti conffetti ————— 28
31. Sulfa-Tara —————— 29
32. An Agat ring ————— 29
33. The Egle Eagle stoane stone ———— 30
34. The Anot: Anatomy of an eye –—— 32
35. A stone Mushroome —— 34
36. Stylus Romanus ———– 35
37. A seahorse tooth ———– 26
38. lusus naturæ ————— 36
39. a Corral padlock ———– 36
40. a Pearle purs ————— 37
41. Italian Cardes ————— 37
42. Jeu D'armoires
De L'Europe. a
pac of Cardes ——————– 38 1v
43. A camelion —————— 42
44. A French finger ————– 47
45 a 6. and 46 2 Cylinders ————— 50
47. A confused picture ———– 56
48. An Optic Instrument ——– 56
49. An Optick glass ————– 59
50. Another Opt glass ———— 64
51. A woden eye —————— 64
52. 2 Chynese bookes ———— 65
53. Shells in stoane ————— 65
54. An Indian Tobac. pipe —— 67
55. Mout: Mountain Goats hornes ——— 67
56. A darke lanthorne ———— 68
57. A stiletto ——————— 69
58. An Indian Crauat Cravat ———— 70
59. Turkish buskins ————— 71
60. Shaban Aga. —————— 71
61. The Cardinalls ————— 75
62. Agostini of Medall ———– 75
63. A smale woden Engin —–– 76
64. An Ital. MS. in folio ——– 76
65. a little Ital. M:S ———— 77
66. An other Ital. M.S. ——— 77
[1] Infant Romulus, brass – 3
2. Æsculapius. brass. ——– 3
3. Hercules, brass ———– 4
4. Cacus, brass ————– 4.
5. Sacrificing preist priest ——— 5.
6. Hercules Juvenis ——— 5.
7. Mercary Mercury brass ———— 5.
8. A brass Dolphin ——— 5.
9. Augustus. —————– 5.
10. Leda ——————— 6.
11. A Bacchanalia ———– 6
12. An ancient Key ——— 6.
13. A snake —————— 6.
14. rapture of Proserp. Proserpine —–– 6.
15. Ludus Talaris ———–– 6.
16. Tyber —————––— 6.
17. 2 Priapismes ———–— 7.
18. An Egle Eagle —————– 7.
19. A peece of Piazza
navona obelisc } ————– 7
20. 2 loadestones ———— 13.
21. A stone owt out of
the gold mines ————— 16
22. A lachrimatorio
frō from Rome under
ground ———————— 19
23. A Jaspire —————— 22
24. vnknowne pastes ——— 23
25. Cinders and pomy
stones of M: Mount Etna
26. and Visuvius
27. Mount: Mountain Chrystall ——— 24
28. a Salerno gold ring ——– 26
29. Aristotle head in a ring — 27
30. Tiuoli Tivoli cōfetti conffetti ————— 28
31. Sulfa-Tara —————— 29
32. An Agat ring ————— 29
33. The Egle Eagle stoane stone ———— 30
34. The Anot: Anatomy of an eye –—— 32
35. A stone Mushroome —— 34
36. Stylus Romanus ———– 35
37. A seahorse tooth ———– 26
38. lusus naturæ ————— 36
39. a Corral padlock ———– 36
40. a Pearle purs ————— 37
41. Italian Cardes ————— 37
42. Jeu D'armoires
De L'Europe. a
pac of Cardes ——————– 38 1v
43. A camelion —————— 42
44. A French finger ————– 47
45 a 6. and 46 2 Cylinders ————— 50
47. A confused picture ———– 56
48. An Optic Instrument ——– 56
49. An Optick glass ————– 59
50. Another Opt glass ———— 64
51. A woden eye —————— 64
52. 2 Chynese bookes ———— 65
53. Shells in stoane ————— 65
54. An Indian Tobac. pipe —— 67
55. Mout: Mountain Goats hornes ——— 67
56. A darke lanthorne ———— 68
57. A stiletto ——————— 69
58. An Indian Crauat Cravat ———— 70
59. Turkish buskins ————— 71
60. Shaban Aga. —————— 71
61. The Cardinalls ————— 75
62. Agostini of Medall ———– 75
63. A smale woden Engin —–– 76
64. An Ital. MS. in folio ——– 76
65. a little Ital. M:S ———— 77
66. An other Ital. M.S. ——— 77