miscellanea

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With immense skill, Delbourgo mines Sloane's vast correspondence to uncover the global networks on which he relied to accumulate miscellanea.

From Nature • May 23, 2017

These writings did not describe the miscellanea of court life – instead, they were the ur-texts of Chinese culture.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2016

Later, he remembers the day an antiquarian in Barcelona called him to say there was an orphaned box of Cuban miscellanea that was available.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2013

The site concentrates on the crime blotter, arrests and sentencings, a few "reader polls," short human-interest pieces, and civic miscellanea.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2011

Here are one or two miscellanea which must be made to serve:— April 25/38.—A long sitting and conversation with Mr. Rogers after the Milnes' marriage breakfast.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John