Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 9British Academy, 1976 - Humanities |
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... document so as to protect it from being read by any one except the person to whom it was addressed , and that they served to identify and authenticate the document . That this should have been so was inevitable from the fact that all ...
... document so as to protect it from being read by any one except the person to whom it was addressed , and that they served to identify and authenticate the document . That this should have been so was inevitable from the fact that all ...
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... document ; it could only be appended on strings . If it was desired to close the document , the strings must be tied round it and the bull fixed on them so that the document could not be opened without cutting them . It is true that a ...
... document ; it could only be appended on strings . If it was desired to close the document , the strings must be tied round it and the bull fixed on them so that the document could not be opened without cutting them . It is true that a ...
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... document . The seal was a mark of office , and it was natural that its impression should be given in some way on the document . When this was issued open , the obvious plan was to impress the seal on its face , for the notion of a ...
... document . The seal was a mark of office , and it was natural that its impression should be given in some way on the document . When this was issued open , the obvious plan was to impress the seal on its face , for the notion of a ...
Contents
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191819 | 19 |
RALEIGH LECTURE ON HISTORY 1920 THE BRITISH SOLDIER | 29 |
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191920 | 31 |
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