Woven silk brocade in leopard-spot pattern, France, 1760s, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. By Natasha Bailey William Eastman was indicted for that he on the 11th of September, about one in the night, the dwelling house of Daniel Clarke, did break, and by force enter, with intent, feloniously and maliciously to cut and destroy silk manufactory,… Read More »
Alt text: “A Collection of the Canting Words and Terms, both ancient and modern, used by Beggars, Gypsies, Cheats, House-Breakers, Shop-Lifters, Foot-Pads, Highway-Men &c,” from Nathan Bailey’s The new universal etymological English dictionary (1760). Image courtesy of the Bodleian Libraries John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera (Crime 7 (25)). By Natasha Bailey Sarah Page, Catharine… Read More »
By Natasha Bailey This post is the first of a series looking at the LawBod’s pre-1800 collections (yes, we do have them!) and one of (hopefully) several on cases that have caught my eye from the proceedings of the Old Bailey. The original print copies of these proceedings from the early 1700s onward are in… Read More »
Who would have thought that the dumping of waste at sea could bring out the Christmas cheer in the House of Lords. Well Viscount Ridley must be commended, as Hansard records that on the 18th December 1986 he came up with this catchy Christmas jingle: “Finally, there are those who think that your Lordships are… Read More »
After seeing the Official Papers collection on our libguide Official Papers: A guide to the collections, Wingspan Productions approached the Bodleian Law Library to investigate filming census material from the Parliamentary Papers open shelf collection. After a busy week of arranging the filming and getting the material ready, filming went ahead on Saturday 2nd November. … Read More »
by Hannah Chandler, Official Papers Librarian When I took over the Official Papers section in 1998 I was shown 46 m metres of shelving containing many very dusty old brown boxes, it was apparent the contents had not been shown the love of a librarian for a very long time. The contents turned out to… Read More »
Byelaws that’s what! by Hannah Chandler A lengthy search for byelaws recently prompted us to delve further and do a bit of research…. Byelaws are effectively local laws to deal with local issues. They are made by a body, such as a local authority, using powers granted by an Act of Parliamentm and so are… Read More »
Welcome to the second day of our 12 (Legal) Days of Christmas In the US case of Aiuppa v. United States, 10 Cir., 338 F.2d 146 it was not 2 turtle doves but 560 frozen turtle (or mourning) doves. The case was brought in the Federal Court by Aiuppa who was appealing on the basis… Read More »
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