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MS 294/1 ‘Observations on December’ from ‘British Merlin’ by Cardanus Riders; 1680

MS 294/1 ‘Observations on December’ from ‘British Merlin’ by Cardanus Riders; 1680

MS 294/1 ‘Observations on December’ from ‘British Merlin’ by Cardanus Riders; 1680

Sheet of parchment featuring medieval handwriting written in Latin with black inkColour plan of Muskham Grange showing various plots, with the River Trent on the right of the page.Colour illustration showing a rural scene of people and a horse-driven plough in a filed by the side of river, with a rustic cottage in the background.Red embossed book cover with an illustration of a birds nest, featuring text: 'Birds & Their Nests by Mary Howitt'.