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"The proportions if the denominations in English mint outputs, 1351-1485", [by] Martin Allen, typescript, twenty-four pages on as many folios, undated but datable to no later than 2007, when the published version of this paper appeared in the BNJ.

Comprises audio recordings of 3 lectures that Bronowski gave on Leonardo da Vinci, William Blake and Surrealism for the UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) Art Council Lectures in October 1968. The lectures were delivered in Schoenberg Hall, UCLA.

Carols, anthems and songs and the Walsingham Mass composed by Paul Johnson. Producer, Richard Lloyd

1. The Walsingham Centenary Mass - Kyrie, Gloria, Gospel acclamation; O Gloriosa Virginium; Sanctus Alto solo: Jenny Oldham Acclamation; Corpus Christi the fountainhead; Agnus Deai

2. Christmas Carols - Born that day (tenor solo by Keith Bickell); Balulalow (Tenor solo by Nick Nightingale); Behold a simple tender babe; Exposures (for counter tenor and organ); Make this night lovable; At last the secret is out

3. The Prioress in Spring (for soprano and organ) - Madame Eglentyne her tango; A waltz for St. Valentine; A hymn to Jesus; Ostinato for the Queen of Heaven; Sumer is icumen est

4. Holy Week and Easter Carols - Eastertide; The pRince of Peace; The Risen Lord

Comprises: annotated transcripts and publication proofs of Bronowski's address on 'The Principle of Tolerance' given to a symposium on 'The Frontiers and Limitations of Knowledge' at the Royal Society of Canada (2-5 Jun 1974, Toronto); an annotated photocopy of chapter 11 'Knowledge or Certainty' from 'The Ascent of Man' [preparation for address]; and correspondence between Bronowski and Thomas M Cover (Professor of Statistics and Electrical Engineering, Stanford University) about 'The Principle of Tolerance' article as published in 'Atlantic Monthly' and a paper by Cover.

Comprises material relating to an address given to the Royal Society of Canada based on chapter 11 from 'The Ascent of Man', which had also been an article in The Atlantic Monthly.

Handwritten and typewritten manuscripts of speeches as "The President's Address to the Royal College of Organists", between January 1981 and July 1982. Printed version of the speech from July 1982 published in The Musical Times.

Comprises a duplicate audio recording of part of Bronowski's first 'Art as a Mode of Knowledge' A W Mellon lecture (given 23 February 1969), 18 minutes long.

Comprises a duplicate audio recording of part of Bronowski's first 'Art as a Mode of Knowledge' A W Mellon lecture (given 23 February 1969), 33 minutes long.

Publication by H. Gunning M. A., Senior Esquire Bedell (J. J. Deighton, Cambridge).

Production of 'The Policeman's Serenade. A Grand Little Opera' by Arthur Reynolds and 'Pantagleize' by Michel de Ghelderode performed as part of the May Week Entertainment in Cloister Court on 9th and 10th June at 8.30pm

Consists of 4 photocopied pages (in Bronowski's handwriting) to be added to the end of [the 1966 preface to 'The Poet's Defence'].

Consists of a volume annotated by Bronowski, with photocopied handwritten pages stuck inside the volume.

Includes dust jacket.

The inscription reads "to Bill Dorell, in friendship and gratitude; J Bronowski April 1939".

Comprises correspondence on a proposed Spanish edition and a request for 'The Poet's Defence' to be included in University Microfilm Limited's out-of-print book programme (permission denied as being republished).

Comprises material relating to the 1966 edition of 'The Poet's Defence'.

Comprises a duplicate audio recording of part of Bronowski's sixth and final 'Art as a Mode of Knowledge' A W Mellon lecture (given 30 March 1969), 27 minutes long.

Comprises a duplicate audio recording of part of Bronowski's sixth and final 'Art as a Mode of Knowledge' A W Mellon lecture (given 30 March 1969), 33 minutes long.

Comprises a duplicate audio recording of part of Bronowski's first Condon lecture (given 22 February 1967), 31 minutes long.

Comprises a duplicate audio recording of part of Bronowski's first Condon lecture (given 22 February 1967), 33 minutes long.

Comprises: a heavily annotated draft typescript of Bronowski's first Condon lecture on 'The Philosophy of Contemporary Science: The Algebra of Nature, The Physical Sciences' [preparation for publication]; manuscript notes for the lecture (20 Feb 1967); an annotated abstract from Bronowski's lecture on 'The New Philosophy of Biology' Sigma Xi- RESA National Lecture for the Metropolitan Tour (10-21 Apr 1967); an annotated copy of Bronowski's article on 'The Logic of Nature' from 'The Political Quarterly' (Jul-Sep 1955); transcripts from tapes of the first Condon lecture; and typescript pages of rejected material.

Comprises an audio recording of the first of Bronowski's Condon lectures, 1 hour long (tape runs on to 1 hour and 15 minutes but there is no sound).

Comprises press cuttings, typed extracts, copies of academic papers by other authors, and reprints (some sent to Bronowski by the authors). Includes articles by Karl Popper and material on induction.

Comprises material relating to Bronowski's writings and lectures on the subject of the Philosophy of Science.

Consists of: notes on a programme for induction (made at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, 7 Oct 1958); further notes on induction taken from 'A Study in Scarlet' by Arthur Conan Doyle; a note on the logic of science (16 Jan 1959); a copy of an announcement about the annual conference of the Philosophy of Science Group which included a symposium on 'The Logic of Probability' which Bronowski participated in (Sep 1957), and notes on the symposium; typescripts (one annotated), an annotated galley proof and an offprint of a review by Bronowski of 'Foundations of Inductive Logic' by R F Harrod (the review was entitled 'The Scandal of Philosophy'); handwritten notes for an essay on the 'Foundations of Probability' (1952); an agenda for a meeting of the Institute for the Unity of Science (24 May 1953, New York) at which Bronowski gave a talk on 'Is there inductive probability?'; a press cutting of 'The Fringe of Silence' by Bronowski (The Observer, 4 Oct 1958); and an annotated typescript of a paper on 'The Logic of Experiment' which Bronowski gave to the British Association [for the Advancement of Science] (5 Sep 1952).

Also includes: copies of reviews and notes on books about Philosophy of Science; correspondence with John Wisdom (Trinity College, Cambridge) about Wittgenstein (1953); correspondence with Herbert Dingle (University College London) about the Philosophy of Science (1952); and a copy of a letter sent to Dr H B Griffiths (Mathematics department, Kings College, Aberdeen) about Gödel's theorem as discussed in Bronowski's [Charles Beard lectures at Ruskin College, Oxford] in response to a letter Griffiths sent to 'The Observer' newspaper (1952).

Comprises audio recordings of two lectures that Bronowski gave for the Condon lecture series at the University of Oregon. The lectures were broadcast by KOAC [radio station, part of Oregon Public Broadcasting]. The lectures were also given at Portland State College (Feb 1967).

Comprises correspondence, mainly with Dr Rubin Gotesky (editor, The Philosophy Forum, Northern Illinois University Press) on subjects including: Bronowski becoming a member of the editorial board; the philosophy of Karl Popper and Bronowski's articles on Popper; asking Bronowski to give lectures at Northern Illinois University; Bronowski's Silliman lectures ['The Origins of Knowledge and Imagination'], Korzybski lectures [Alfred Korzybski memorial lectures at the Institute of Semantics] and Condon lectures on 'Nature and Knowledge'; asking Bronowski to write reviews and articles for The Philosophy Forum and contribute to a book on 'Current Topics in Contemporary Thought'; articles by Bronowski on 'The Creative Process' and 'Humanism and the Growth of Knowledge' (on Karl Popper).

Also includes correspondence with Richard T Congdon (director of Northern Illinois University Press) on the quality of volume 7 of The Philosophy Forum.

"The pattern coinage of Stephen's earldoms", by Peter J. Seaby, typescript, 20 pages of text on as many folios plus fourteen pages of illustrations, dated 25 March 1980, when PJS read the paper at a meeting of the BNS. The title page states that the paper is "Not intended for publication in this form".

13½ x 17¼

Bound scores

The Passion According to St. Matthew, for soloists and chorus (unaccompanied). By Heinrich Schütz.
Edited, with English translation, by Peter Pears and Imogen Holst.
Published by Oxford University Press, London.

The St. Albans Millenary Pageant Hymn "Lift up your hearts on high". For voice and keyboard accompaniment in D major. By Lewis Covey-Crump.
Words by C. W. Swinson.
Published by The Pageant Office, St. Albans, Herts.

Printed diary used as an engagement book, with entries in pencil. Includes a few addresses and other memoranda.

Comprises edited typescripts of Bronowski's Mellon lectures on 'Art as a Mode of Knowledge' with a typed contents page, preface and list of illustrations. Also includes reference cards with details of illustrations, and some handwritten notes [for a meeting].

Includes correspondence with: Donald Tyerman (The Economist) asking Bronowski to consider Hodder and Stoughton as publishers for his Silliman ('The Origins of Knowledge and Imagination') and Mellon ('Art as a Mode of Knowledge') lectures; individuals at Yale University including Arthur Galston on subjects including the response to Bronowski's lectures, tapes of the lectures, publication of the lectures and of the Mellon lectures on 'Art as a Mode of Knowledge'; George Bixler (Chemical & Engineering News) sending Bronowski an editorial quoting one of his Silliman lectures; Horizon [magazine], New York, asking for transcripts of Bronowski's lectures; and Alexander Feldman (Rhode Island) who had listened to Bronowski's Silliman lectures on 'The Origins of Knowledge and Imagination' as a broadcast on WGBH-FM radio.

Also includes: a copy of a letter to Princeton University Press on the possibility of transferring publication of Bronowski's Silliman lectures; a leaflet on 'Imperfect Knowledge' by Joseph Agassi; a photocopy of "notes for an essay on axiomatics"; a transcript of Yale Reports radio programme on 'The Human Animal' featuring Bronowski and Arthur Galston (29 Oct 1967); and an annotated Yale University press release about Bronowski speaking on 'Yale Reports' radio programme.

Comprises material relating to a series of 6 lectures delivered by Bronowski entitled: 'The Mind as an Instrument for Understanding' (24 Oct); 'The Evolution of Power of Symbolic Language' (26 Oct); 'Knowledge as Algorithm and as Metaphor' (31 Oct); 'The Laws of Nature and the Nature of Laws' (2 Nov); 'Error, Progress and the Concept of Time' (7 Nov); and 'Law and Individual Responsibility' (9 Nov).

Comprises a press release and lecture typescript for Bronowski's sixth Silliman Memorial lecture on 'Law and Individual Responsibility' (9 Nov 1967). With copies of a reading list for all 6 lectures, photocopies of handwritten notes and a press cutting about the lectures entitled 'Salk Philosopher Sees Man Freed of Nature's Web' (Evening Tribune, San Diego, 23 Nov 1967).

Comprises a typescript of Bronowski's fifth Silliman Memorial lecture on 'Error, Progress and the Concept of Time' (7 Nov 1967), with copies of related source material and a page of notes (in Bronowski's handwriting).

Consists of a letter from the New York Times on the possibility of publishing the lectures, with a reply from Bronowski.

Comprises correspondence, mainly with individuals at Yale University including Arthur Galston (Professor of Biology), relating to Bronowski visiting Yale University and delivering the Silliman Memorial lectures on 'The Origins of Knowledge and Imagination' (Oct-Nov 1967).

Also includes: photocopies of handwritten notes for the lectures; an outline of the lectures; press releases and press cuttings on Bronowski delivering the lectures; a reading list for the lectures; a list of thank you letters to be written; and a "speaking engagement" information sheet [made for the file].

Consists of a 1 page outline of each lecture, a carbon copy of the outlines, and an information leaflet about the lectures which include the outlines.

Comprises a typescript of Bronowski's fourth Silliman Memorial lecture on 'The Laws of Nature and the Nature of laws' (2 Nov 1967), with copies of related source material and a copy of a letter to Professor Boris Bittker (Yale Law School) on the Silliman lectures and judgement of crimes.

Comprises a typescript of Bronowski's third Silliman Memorial lecture on 'Knowledge as Algorithm and Metaphor' (31 Oct 1967), with a copy of 'On the intuitive understanding of non-locality as implied by quantum theory' by D Bohm and B Hiley (Birkbeck College, University of London) [which referenced Bronowski's lecture].

Comprises a press release, lecture typescript and copies of related source material for Bronowski's second Silliman Memorial lecture on 'The Evolution and Power of Symbolic Language' (26 Oct 1967). Source material includes 'The Biological Foundations of Language' by Bronowski.

Comprises a press release, lecture typescript and copies of related source material for Bronowski's first Silliman Memorial lecture on 'The Mind as an Instrument for Understanding' (24 Oct 1967).

Comprises notes of names and copies of correspondence from people that Bronowski promised to send a copy of the Silliman lectures to once they were published.

Also includes correspondence with Aurello Vives Ruiz (Mexico City) about Bronowski's lecture on 'Toward a Philosophy of Biology'.

Comprises material relating to 6 lectures that Bronowski gave for the Silliman Memorial Lecture series at Yale.

Comprises carbon copy typescripts of all 6 of Bronowski's Silliman memorial lectures.

Comprises audio recordings of a series of 6 lectures that Bronowski delivered for the Silliman Memorial lectures at Yale University (in Kline Geology Lecture Hall).

The Organs of St Albans Abbey by Peter Hurford.
Edited by Tythings Court Press (Minehead, Somerset), 1962.