The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Thoresby's House, 15 Kirkgate
Leeds (Settlement), Leeds Parish (Parish), West Yorkshire (Region), Yorkshire (County [UK]), England
View Larger MapDescription of institution: The Yorkshire Archaeological Society contains pieces of woodwork from Thoresby’s House (Meredith, 101). Images linked to this location:
People associated with this location: Buck, Samuel (1696-1779) - Subject of discourse or work of art
Buck, Samuel (1696-1779) - Visited
Thoresby, Ralph (1658-1725) - Residence at
Warburton, John (1682-1759) - Visited
Print Sources linked to this location: Housed collection or remnant at - The Thoresby Collection.
Mentioned - The ornithology of Francis Willughby ... : in three books: wherein all the birds hitherto known ... are accurately described: the descriptions illustrated by most elegant figures, nearly resembling the live birds, engraven in LXXVIII copper plates: translated into English, and enlarged with many additions throughout the whole work. To which are added, three considerable discourses, I. Of the art of fowling: with a description of several nets in two large copper plates. II. Of the ordering of singing birds. III. Of falconry. By John Ray.
N/A - The Thoresby Collection.
Other Links: www.thoresby.org.uk/content/treasures/house.php - Thoresby Society write-up