Nicholson, Edward Williams Byron, 1849-1912

Handbook of library management by E. W. B. Nicholson MS. Eng. misc. e. 79

Rubbings of eight inscriptions on stones, chiefly in Latin MS. Top. Wales a. 2

The volume contains 171 leaves plus two preliminary leaves and two end leaves. Folio 171b has 24 lines of casually written recipes useful, amongst other things, for the pain of gnashing teeth, for producing a peaceful sleep, for increasing sexual enjoyment, for toothache, and for throbbing pain. The preliminary and end leaves are blank except for (on the second preliminary leaf) the ex libris of Archbishop Laud dated 1635 and a statement in the same Latin hand that the volume contains Galen’s commentary interpreted by ‘Harim Ben Isaac’. MS. Laud Or. 139

Letters to E. W. B. Nicholson, Bodley's Librarian MS. Eng. lett. e. 121

Notes concerning Bodleian Library manuscripts by E.W.B. Nicholson MSS. Top. Oxon. f. 34-35

Letter from T.H. Grose to E.W.B. Nicholson, 1897, enclosing letter from Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough, to the Vice-Chancellor of the University MS. Eng. lett. c. 469, fols. 1-4

Two letters from E. W. B. Nicholson to Jane, Lady Shelley MS. Shelley adds. c. 13, fols. 13-18

Papers relating to the 'Local League for the protection of the interests of the public in the beauties and antiquities of Oxford and the neighbourhood' MS. Top. Oxon d. 18

Nicholson Papers MSS. Eng. bibl. a. 1-4, b.1, c. 4, d. 7-8, e. 1; Eng. lang. c. 5-7, f. 1; Eng. misc. a. 4-5, b. 14-18, c. 54-64, c. 66-74, c. 76-85, d. 49-79, e. 56-73, f. 25-26, g. 7; Eng. poet. b. 2, c. 12-15, d. 21, e. 23, g. 1; Eng. th. e. 23; Gr. class. e. 97-98; Lat. misc. d. 35; Mus. c. 43-44, d. 147-148, g. 2-3; Top. Oxon. c. 179-182, d. 114-121, f. 32; Top. Scotland a. 2

Letters relating to a conference of Librarians in London MSS. Eng. misc. d. 4-6

Notes on Latin biblical MSS. MS. Lat. bib. b. 3