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Henry Bayle to his niece Bessie (Masson). 5 Levin Square, Bath, 28 February 1859. Information on St. Spyridon and his festival at Corfu (stuck on p. 14 of Richard Monckton Milnes, Memorials of a Tour . . . in Greece, London, 1834, illustrations added 1860). Extensive handwritten notes near the beginning of the book, not in Finlay's hand. Illustrations include: 'pencil sketch of the author by a lady' (1848); 'Tempi di Pesto,' painting (5 x 10 cm); 'Psorarus of Corfu' painting (18 x 26 cm); 'Costume of Sinardes,' painting (18 x 26 cm); double-sided drawing of 'Turkish tombs,' pencil sketch 'by William Gell, and overleaf 'Rhodes' in pen and pencil by Gell (13 x 24 cm); double-sided drawing of pencil sketch of 'Church, now mosque' by Gell, and overleaf pencil sketch by Gell of Palace of the Grand Master (13 x 24 cm); 'Souliots,' coloured drawing by Gell of (7 x 13 cm), 'Via Mala,' hand-painted engraving (18 x 21 cm), newspaper cutting 1st Jan 1866 pasted in re: kidnapping by brigands (14 x 18 cm); 'Pnyx,' pencil drawing by Gell (13 x 18 cm); 'Athens,' watercolour by Gell (22 x 34 cm); news cutting on excavations at Athens. |
