Dictionary of Costume, Textiles, Arms and Armour: A-D
Reference code
BEA/02/01
Title
Dictionary of Costume, Textiles, Arms and Armour: A-D
Level of description
File
Extent and format
2 boxes, containing 7 folders
Scope and content
Box 1: A-B - 4 folders, labelled:
‘A Alphabetised and sorted. Copied. C & T / A & A sorted, A & A listed.’
- A1: Arms and Armour
- A2: Costume and Textiles
‘B Sorted and Alphabetised, Including Beard, Copied.’
- B1: Arms and Armour
- B2: Costume and Textiles
Box 2: C-D (3 folders), labelled:
‘C inc. Duplicate [struck out] alphabetised. Now contains alphabetised excl. A & A entries. A & A Duplicates (mostly hand-written originals) to be found with “C” C & T.’
‘D Sorted and Alphabetised. Copied.’
- D1: Arms and Armour
- D2: Costume and Textiles
‘A Alphabetised and sorted. Copied. C & T / A & A sorted, A & A listed.’
- A1: Arms and Armour
- A2: Costume and Textiles
‘B Sorted and Alphabetised, Including Beard, Copied.’
- B1: Arms and Armour
- B2: Costume and Textiles
Box 2: C-D (3 folders), labelled:
‘C inc. Duplicate [struck out] alphabetised. Now contains alphabetised excl. A & A entries. A & A Duplicates (mostly hand-written originals) to be found with “C” C & T.’
‘D Sorted and Alphabetised. Copied.’
- D1: Arms and Armour
- D2: Costume and Textiles
Creator
Beard, Charles Relly (1891-1958), historian of costume, arms and armour
Blair, Claude (1922-2010), museum curator, scholar and antiquary
Blair, Claude (1922-2010), museum curator, scholar and antiquary