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===[[name::Philip]] [[name::STANHOPE]], 1st [[personal title::Earl of Chesterfield]] [[date of birth::1584]]-[[date of death::1656]]=== | ===[[name::Philip]] [[name::STANHOPE]], 1st [[personal title::Earl of Chesterfield]] [[date of birth::1584]]-[[date of death::1656]]=== | ||
| + | [[File:StanhopePhilip1st1.jpg| thumb | Armorial stamp of Philip Stanhope 1st Earl of Chesterfield (British Armorial Bindings)]] | ||
| + | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
| + | Son of [[family::Sir John Stanhope]] (d.[[date of death::1609]]). Knighted in 1605; purchased the barony of Shelford in 1616; created [[personal title::Earl of Chesterfield]] in 1628. A royalist, Stanhope's house was sacked by parliamentary troops during the civil war. He was imprisoned and died in captivity in 1656. | ||
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| − | [[bequest:: | + | Stanhope [[bequest::gave]] 55 books to [[beneficiary::Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]], ca.1630. |
====Characteristic Markings==== | ====Characteristic Markings==== | ||
| − | Books with | + | Books survive marked with one of several armorial stamps used by Stanhope. |
====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
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*[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/STA009 British Armorial Bindings]. | *[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/STA009 British Armorial Bindings]. | ||
*Jayne, S. ''Library catalogues of the English renaissance''. Godalming, 1983, 156. | *Jayne, S. ''Library catalogues of the English renaissance''. Godalming, 1983, 156. | ||
| + | *Seddon, P. R. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/26252 "Stanhope, Philip, first earl of Chesterfield (1583/4–1656), royalist nobleman."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
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[[Category:Armorial Stamps]] | [[Category:Armorial Stamps]] | ||
[[Category:Libraries Bequeathed to Institutions]] | [[Category:Libraries Bequeathed to Institutions]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 22 July 2020
Philip STANHOPE, 1st Earl of Chesterfield 1584-1656
Biographical Note
Son of Sir John Stanhope (d.1609). Knighted in 1605; purchased the barony of Shelford in 1616; created Earl of Chesterfield in 1628. A royalist, Stanhope's house was sacked by parliamentary troops during the civil war. He was imprisoned and died in captivity in 1656.
Books
Stanhope gave 55 books to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, ca.1630.
Characteristic Markings
Books survive marked with one of several armorial stamps used by Stanhope.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Jayne, S. Library catalogues of the English renaissance. Godalming, 1983, 156.
- Seddon, P. R. "Stanhope, Philip, first earl of Chesterfield (1583/4–1656), royalist nobleman." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.