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Thomas TENISON 1636-1715

Biographical Note

Archbishop of Canterbury.

Books

Deposited a sizeable part of his library (ca.3-4000 volumes) in St Martin in the Fields in 1684, to found a parish library there (dispersed 1861), but withdrew some on appointment as Archbishop, and kept them at Lambeth. The 1500 volumes in his study at his death were bequeathed to Lambeth Palace; other books were bequeathed to Edmund Gibson, from whom they subsequently passed to Lambeth Palace.

Sources

British Armorial Bindings.
Hoare, P. Archbishop Tenison’s library at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Topographical Record 29 (2006), 127-50.
Marshall, William. "Tenison, Thomas (1636–1715), archbishop of Canterbury." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Perkin, M. A directory of the parochial libraries of the Church of England. London, 2004, 271-3.

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-[[occupation::Archbishop]] of [[location::Canterbury]].
+[[occupation::Archbishop]] of [[diocese::Canterbury]].
 ====Books====
-Deposited a sizeable part of his library (ca.3-4000 volumes) in [[location::St Martin in the Fields]] in 1684, to found a parish library there ([[dispersed::dispersed]] 1861), but withdrew some on appointment as [[occupation::Archbishop]], and kept them at [[organisations::Lambeth Palace Library|Lambeth]].  The 1500 volumes in his study at his death were [[bequest::bequeathed]] to [[beneficiary::Lambeth Palace]]; other books were [[bequest::bequeathed]] to [[beneficiary::Edmund Gibson]], from whom they subsequently passed to [[subsequent Owner::Lambeth Palace]].
+Deposited a sizeable part of his library (ca.3-4000 volumes) in [[location::St Martin in the Fields]] in 1684, to found a parish library there (dispersed 1861), but withdrew some on appointment as Archbishop, and kept them at [[organisations::Lambeth Palace Library|Lambeth]].  The 1500 volumes in his study at his death were [[bequest::bequeathed]] to [[beneficiary::Lambeth Palace]]; other books were [[bequest::bequeathed]] to [[beneficiary::Edmund Gibson]], from whom they subsequently passed to [[subsequent owner::Lambeth Palace]].
 ====Sources====