Difference between revisions of "Philip Ayres 1638-1712"

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Philip AYRES 1638-1712

Biographical Note

Born at Cottingham, Northamptonshire. Travelling to Spain and Portugal with Sir Richard Fanshawe's embassy as a steward, Ayres began to learn Spanish and published a translation of A. G. de Salas Barbadillo’s El necio bien afortunado titled The Fortunate Fool (1670). In the 1670s he worked as tutor to the Drake family, of Agmondesham, Buckinghamshire. Ayres is known primarily for the two literary works, the Emblemata amatoria (1683) and Lyrick Poems (1687).

Books

Ayres' library was sold by retail sale in London, 10.11.1713.

Characteristic Markings

A copy listed by Maggs Bros of an Anacreon translation (1683), which later belonged to John Holmes, has the inscription of Philip Ayres on the titlepage.

Sources

Christie’s 23.6.1977 (Evelyn sale)/262.
Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
Bibliotheca Ayresiana, [London, 1713], ESTC t14357.
Davidson, Peter, and Ian William McLellan. "Ayres, Philip (1638–1712), poet and translator." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Maggs Bros. Catalogue 1447/7: ‘Wing Books Printed in England 1641-1700 from the Library of James Stevens Cox (1910-1997)’. London, 2011.

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 ====Biographical Note====
-Born at [[place of birth::Cottingham, Northamptonshire]]. Travelling to [[location::Spain]] and [[location::Portugal]] with [[associates::Sir Richard Fanshawe]]'s embassy as a [[occupation::steward]], Ayres began to learn Spanish and published a [[translator::translation]] of [[author::A. G. de Salas Barbadillo]]’s [[book title::''El necio bien afortunado'']] titled [[book title::''The Fortunate Fool'']] ([[date of publication::1670]]). In the 1670s he worked as [[occupation::tutor]] to [[associates::the Drake family]], of [[location::Agmondesham, Buckinghamshire]]. Ayres is known primarily for the two literary [[author::works]], the [[book title::''Emblemata amatoria'']] ([[date of publication::1683]]) and [[book title::''Lyrick Poems'']] ([[date of publication::1687]]).
+Born at [[place of birth::Cottingham, Northamptonshire]]. Travelling to [[location::Spain]] and [[location::Portugal]] with [[associates::Sir Richard Fanshawe]]'s embassy as a [[occupation::steward]], Ayres began to learn Spanish and published a [[translator::translation]] of A. G. de Salas Barbadillo’s [[book title::''El necio bien afortunado'']] titled [[book title::''The Fortunate Fool'']] ([[date of publication::1670]]). In the 1670s he worked as [[occupation::tutor]] to [[associates::the Drake family]], of [[location::Agmondesham, Buckinghamshire]]. Ayres is known primarily for the two literary works, the [[book title::''Emblemata amatoria'']] ([[date of publication::1683]]) and [[book title::''Lyrick Poems'']] ([[date of publication::1687]]).
 ====Books====
 Ayres' library was sold by [[retail sale::retail sale]] in [[location of sale::London]], [[date of sale::10.11.1713]].
+====Characteristic Markings====
+A copy listed by Maggs Bros of an Anacreon translation (1683), which later belonged to [[crossreference::John Holmes 1702/3-1760|John Holmes]], has the inscription of Philip Ayres on the titlepage.
 ====Sources====
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 *Christie’s 23.6.1977 (Evelyn sale)/262.
 *Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''.  St Philip, 2010.
+*''Bibliotheca Ayresiana'', [London, 1713], ESTC t14357.
 *Davidson, Peter, and Ian William McLellan. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/946 "Ayres, Philip (1638–1712), poet and translator."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.
+*Maggs Bros.  Catalogue 1447/7: ‘Wing Books Printed in England 1641-1700 from the Library of James Stevens Cox (1910-1997)’. London, 2011.
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 [[Category:AuthorsPoets]]
-[[Category:Libraries Sold by Retail Sale]]
+[[Category:Schoolmasters]]
+[[Category:Libraries Sold at Retail Sale]]
+[[Category:All Owners]]