A drawing of the Basilica of Saint Clare (Basilica di Santa Chiara) in Assisi, Italy. The illustration is initialled by Peter Frederick Anson. An ink stamp on the reverse gives a date of 15 December 1939.
A drawing of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore) in the Piazza del Vescovado in Assisi, Italy.
A drawing of the town of San Gimignano in Tuscany, Italy. The illustration shows San Gimignano’s surviving medieval tower houses. The illustration is initialled by Peter Frederick Anson.
A drawing of the refectory of Saint Clare in the San Damiano church complex in Assisi, Italy. The illustration is initialled by Peter Frederick Anson.
A drawing of San Sebastiano fuori le mura (Basilica of Saint Sebastian outside the walls) on the Via Appia in Rome. The illustration is dated and initialled by Peter Frederick Anson. An annotation in pencil reads ‘Built over the spot where the bodies of Saints Peter and Saint were hidden during 3rd century persecutions. Belongs to Friars Minor’.
A letter from Rev. Hugh Jackson Lawlor, Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, to Douglas Hyde thanking him for sending the collection of Gaelic hymns printed in ‘Dánta Dé’.
An advertisement and order form for ‘Dánta Dé’ described as a collection of 101 Gaelic hymns and sacred songs.
A letter from General Sir John Moore. The letter refers mainly to military matters. An endorsement on the final page reads ‘Introduction to General [Grinfield]’.
A letter from George Moore, 21 Ebury Street, Pimlico, London, to [Maurice] Bourgeois. The letter reads ‘Dear Mr Bourgeois / If you call on Sunday morning between eleven and twelve you’ll find me and we can have a talk / truly yours / George Moore’.
A letter from Enrico Caruso, Hotel Cecil, Strand, London, to a Mr Ullman. A translation of the letter reads ‘Dear Mr Ullman / In response to your letter I wish to quickly inform you that my engagements do not permit me to take into consideration your proposal. A thousand thanks and salutations / Enrico Caruso’.