A guide to the collector of historical documents, literary manuscripts, and autograph letters, etc : With an index of valuable books of reference, where several thousand facsimiles of handwriting may be found for the verification of mss. and autograph letters; also a new edition of Wright's Court-hand restored; with an introductory chapter for the use of students and facsimiles of watermarks / by Rev. Dr. Scott and Samuel Davey, F.R.S.L.

  • Scott, Henry T. (Henry Thomas)
Date:
1891
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Credit: A guide to the collector of historical documents, literary manuscripts, and autograph letters, etc : With an index of valuable books of reference, where several thousand facsimiles of handwriting may be found for the verification of mss. and autograph letters; also a new edition of Wright's Court-hand restored; with an introductory chapter for the use of students and facsimiles of watermarks / by Rev. Dr. Scott and Samuel Davey, F.R.S.L. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of Henrietta Maria, who married Charles I. (of England). There were also rhymes and compliments to Mamma-Ga, their governess, with some sage couplets to the King and Queen, and caricatures of the Countess.” The Album of Sebastian Bourdon is worthy of notice, being filled with notes and sketches taken from the life, at the Court of that extraordinary character Queen Christina of Sweden, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus. The work, though incomplete and now much torn, is very curious. It was sold by its late possessor, an Italian, to the old minister of Sweden, Count Gustavus de Lceven- hielm, for an enormous sum. The late Queen Dowager Marie of Saxony and Dr. Wellesley, of Westminster, had fine collections of rare Albums ; but that of Monsieur Frederic Campe, merchant of Nuremberg, was especially rich and complete. From these interesting materials a splendid book could be made of extracts from the choicest of these treasures. We must also notice the Album of the celebrated quack, Baron de Burkana, the precursor of Cagliostro, described in the “ Causeries d'un Curieux.” It contained 3,532 testimonials of esteem and gratitude, written by the most illustrious men of his day. Amongst others were those of Montesquieu, Voltaire, Crebillon, Muratori, Metastasio, Haller, Gesner, &c. The Baron died at Vienna in 1766, and this Album fell into the hands of Goethe, but its present possessor is unknown. Besides the Album there has existed, from time imme- morial, a kind of calendar, in which were noted the chief annals of the family. With the Jews to keep this was a sacred duty, in order to preserve their connection with their tribes and people. Similar records were kept