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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Austen Henry Layard |
| Date | 20 Jan 1880 - 13 Dec 1891 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Layard, Austen Henry |
| Theme | Travel and the World |
| Description | Letters addressed to John Murray III which touch upon various writing projects and other authors, including Heinrich Schliemann and art critic, Giovanni Morelli. Layard suggests edits to the "Dolomite Handbook", touches on the South Germany guide and sends a guide to Venice published by a competitor. Also references the "History of Greek Sculpture" and discusses writing a version of Franz Kugler's work which will focus on schools of painting in Italy, including specific chapters and a preface by Sir Charles Eastlake. Also mentions Lytton, Salisbury, Gladstone and Horatio Brown. |
| Folio Information |
1880: folios 1-6; 1882: folios 7-8; 1883: folios 9-20; 1884: folios 21-41; 1885: folios 42-56; 1886: folios 57-67; 1887: folios 68-77; 1888: folios 78-89; 1889: folios 90-95; 1890: folios 96-109; 1891: folios 110-126. |
| Keywords | travel and exploration authors classics art politics friendship |
| People | Murray, John III Layard, Austen Henry Gladstone, William Ewart Schliemann, Heinrich Kugler, Franz Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert (3rd Marquess of Salisbury) Brown, Horatio Morelli, Giovanni Eastlake, Charles Lock |
| Places | Venice; Turin; Longarone; Florence; Lake Como; Italy; Blandford; United Kingdom; India; Paris; France; Germany; Ireland |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40680 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |