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Meric CASAUBON 1599-1671

Biographical Note

Prebendary of Canterbury.

Books

Casaubon inherited many of the books of his father Isaac Casaubon, bringing back from Paris books which had been left there when Isaac moved to England. Edward Stillingfleet bought many of Meric's books, which are now in Archbishop Marsh’s Library, Dublin. Some other volumes from his library came into Canterbury Cathedral Library through gifts to William Somner. He bequeathed 61 volumes of the elder Casaubon's adversaria to the Bodleian Library.

Sources

Meric Casuabon at Canterbury Cathedral Library.
Serjeantson, R. W. '"Casaubon, (Florence Estienne) Meric (1599–1671), scholar and divine."' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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-Casaubon inherited many of the books of his father [[crossreference::Isaac Casaubon]], bringing back from [[location::Paris]] books which had been left there when Isaac moved to England. [[crossreference::Edward Stillingfleet]] bought many of Meric's books, which are now in Archbishop [[organisations::Marsh’s Library]], [[location::Dublin]]. Some other volumes from his library came into [[organisations::Canterbury Cathedral Library]] through gifts to [[crossreference::William Somner]].
+Casaubon inherited many of the books of his father [[crossreference::Isaac Casaubon]], bringing back from [[location::Paris]] books which had been left there when Isaac moved to England. [[crossreference::Edward Stillingfleet]] bought many of Meric's books, which are now in Archbishop [[organisations::Marsh’s Library]], [[location::Dublin]]. Some other volumes from his library came into [[organisations::Canterbury Cathedral Library]] through gifts to [[crossreference::William Somner]]. He bequeathed 61 volumes of the elder Casaubon's adversaria to the [[organisations::Bodleian Library]].
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