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Glass: proposed article

Howard Carter's proposed article on glass with references to pieces in the Carnarvon collection.
Includes:

  • a 15-page typescript, with notes in pencil made by R. Bethell
  • an accompanying colour plate illustrating a Cypriote vessel in Egyptian opaque glass, supplied by Mr White, The Studio (magazine), London
  • 1 page of related notes

Glass: notebook with notes on glass and draft of proposed article

Howard Carter's notebook, manuscript notes on glass and other subjects. The notebook forms part of Carter's records on glass.
Includes:

  • Heading on the first page, "Notes on glass"
  • 2 loose pages with notes on two magical figures, almost certainly from Tutankhamun's tomb
  • Notes on general glass-making techniques and decoration, extracted from publications
  • Notes on 'Red Jungle Fowl'
  • Draft of Carter, Howard 1923. 'An ostracon depicting a red jungle-fowl (the earliest known drawing of the domestic cock)'. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 9 (1/2), 1-4 (OEB 136396)
  • Manuscript draft of a proposed article on glass, for the typescript of this article see Carter MSS vi.5.3

Glass: 'Cameiros in Rhodes'

Howard Carter's notebook on glass vessels excavated at Enkomi, Curium and Amathus, titled 'Cameiros in Rhodes', contains manuscript notes and traced drawings copied from publications, part of Carter's records on glass.

Glass and glass manufacture

Folder titled 'Glaze-ware: Glass' containing notes, cuttings, drawings, tracings and correspondence relating to glazeware, glass, and glass manufacture.

Includes:
-Small painting of a chalice of Tuthmosis III published in Newberry, Percy E., 'A Glass Chalice of Tuthmosis III' in <i>The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology</i>Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jul., 1920), pp. 155-160 (OEB 146363)
-Small painting of a translucent blue vase from the palace of Amenhotep III
-Newspaper clipping with the headline 'Chance Find Restores Beauty To The Portland Vase', c.1945-1949
-Newspaper clipping with the headline 'Silica-Glass From Libyan Desert - Specimens For Natural History Museum', 28 January 1935
-Reprint of Spencer, L.J., 'Two New Gem Stones', in <i>The Gemmologist</i>, November 1933
-Typescript on the history of Oriental Faiences by the Kalebdjian Frères
-Cutting of review by Newberry of Hayes, William C., <i>Glazed Tiles from a Palace of Ramesses II at Kanfir</i>, (New York, 1937) in <i>Journal of Egyptian Archaeology</i>, Vol.25, June 1939
-Letter from Harry Powell, Whitefriars Glassworks, on early Egyptian glass manufacture, 12 April 1907
-Draft on glass manufacture in Egypt

This folder was previously in a box labelled, during previous archival processing, 'Special Subjects 2'.

Glass

Folder titled 'Glass' containing material relating to the manufacture and use of glass in ancient Egypt. Includes notes on glass, ceramics, faience. glass manufacture, cutting glass, and enamelling. Also includes drawings and cuttings of vases, beads and other glass objects.

This folder was previously in a box labelled, during previous archival processing, 'Special Subjects 2'.

Glanville, Stephen Ranulph Kingdon - correspondence

Correspondence from Stephen Ranulph Kingdon Glanville (British Museum) relating to his work at the British Museum, Egypt Exploration Society and University College London, and referring to several contemporary Egyptologists.

Includes correspondence relating to: an oblong pottery box (British Museum, 32639);
various research queries including predynastic pots, palettes, Akhenaton, Ay, beekeeping; the Carnavon collection; publication of articles by Newberry; excavation at Erment and discussion of Emery's character; the possibility of a position for Battiscombe-Gunn; excavation at El Amarna; Mrs Hubbard's funding for the EES; possibility of excavation starting at Soleb; finding Käthe Bosse work; the death of Robert Mond and relating to his obituary; Flinders Petrie and a lecture by Glanville for the Royal Institute.

Also includes draft replies from Newberry including relating to the lotus pattern, El Amarna, Käthe Bosse, Petrie's obituary, and selling Dorothy Hood's necklace.

Note:
MSS 17/39 is also numbered 299
MSS 17/40 is also numbered 209
MSS 17/43 is also numbered 3
MSS 17/44 is also numbered 20
MSS 17/53 is also numbered A.144
MSS 17/57 is also numbered A.148
MSS 17/58 is also numbered A.147
MSS 17/60 is also numbered A.170

Glanville, Stephen R. - correspondence

16 letters from Glanville, 1 copy of a letter from Černý to Glanville.
1 copy of a letter from Glanville to A. J. Arkell, copy sent to Černý.
1 memorandum of agreement between Černý and the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press.
1 letter from Glanville to Jean Tudor-Pole (Černý’s secretary).
1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Carl Winter, Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Professional and personal matters:

  • Černý’s arrival in the UK in 1946
  • Černý’s external examinership for Cambridge
  • A. J. Arkell's situation
  • publication of the rock-tombs at Meir, see Blackman, A. M. and Apted, M. R. The Rock tombs of Meir, v (1954) (OEB 1684) and vi (1954) (OEB 1685)
  • Černý’s communications with the Fitzwilliam Museum concerning photographs for Georges Nagel
  • furthering Černý’s participation in the Cambridge Ancient History volumes
  • the future of the Oxford Egyptological Chair
  • Glanville requesting advice on finding someone suitable to write a reference for a proposed publication on Josef Čapek

Gladstone, Isla - correspondence

Two letters (possibly sent at the same time) from Isla Gladstone to George (surname unknown) relating to her family history and Alexandrina Francesca Pietronella Tinne, including a summary of what is known about her and her travel in Egypt.

Giza, Pyramids of Khafra [Khephren] and Menkaure with the Tomb of Khentkaus in the foreground

Giza, the Pyramids of Khafra [Khephren] and Menkaure with the Tomb of Khentkaus in the foreground:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.3 x 25.7 cm
  • [on mount] 'The second & third Pyramids of Gizeh. Sunrise. / The building in the centre is an old Tomb / Sketch taken from the Well S of the great Pyramid.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '10' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'The second and third Pyramids of Gizeh. / Sunrise. 2 Dec. 1842. The building in the centre is an old Tomb. / Sketch taken from the Well S. of the Great Pyramid, near / our tent.' (pencil note)

Girgis and Kraatz

Notes relating to Khabîb Girgis, Chrysostom (2nd. Ed. 1912) and Kraatz, Koptische Akten zum Ephesinischen Konzil vom Jahre 431 (Leipzig, 1904).

Gibraltar

Coastline view of Gibraltar and the Apes Hill:

  • watercolour on paper
  • loose
  • 15.2 x 6.9 cm
  • [on sketch] 'Apes hill' (ink note)
  • [on sketch] 'Gibralar SW by W' (ink note)

Gesso: Tutankhamun excavation documentation - Carter's notes for planned publication

Gesso. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

  • i. Typescript letter from Dr Alexander Scott, December 1930, to Howard Carter, on animal tissue with gesso used under gold on the burial shrines. Also, see Chemistry notes (TAA i.3.9).
  • ii. Photograph of a microscope slide, sample with animal hair follicles, enclosed with Scott's letter.
  • iii. Alfred Lucas's manuscript notes on the analysis of gesso, which mentions a layer of ‘course woven fabric’ found under gesso.
  • iv. Howard Carter's manuscript notes on components of gypsum, whiting and chalk.

Scott, Alexander

Gertrude Caton-Thompson Collection

  • Caton-Thompson MSS
  • Collection
  • c.1920-1985

Notes, papers, correspondence, etc., on prehistoric Faiyûm.

Caton-Thompson, Gertrude

Gerster, Georg - correspondence

1 letter from Gerster, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Gerster.
Photographs of Protosinaitic inscriptions; Gerster's plans to prepare a book on Nubia; the Aswan dam project.

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