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






























navona obelisc } ————– 7


the gold mines ————— 16

frō from

ground ———————— 19



stones of

























De L'Europe. a
pac of Cardes ——————– 38 1v





























