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BOO has been made possible by grants from the Bibliographical Society, and the Lyell Fund, the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, to whom we are very grateful.
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<p id="lead">''Book Owners Online'' has been made possible by grants from the Bibliographical Society, the Marc Fitch Fund, and the Lyell Fund at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, to whom we are very grateful. An anonymous donation funded the editorial post dedicated to Scottish entries.</p>
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Countless librarians and custodians over many years have helped in the putting together of the information in BOO, by providing access to their collections, and they have all played a part in making this resource possible.
  
Countless librarians and custodians over many years have helped in the putting together of the information in BOO, by providing access to their collections, and they have all played a part in making this resource possible.
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Philip Oldfield's agreement that we might use images from his indispensable [https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/ Armorials Database] has been extremely helpful. 
  
We are also grateful to the following libraries for agreeing to allow images from their books to be used on BOO, without charge:
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We are also grateful to the following libraries and booksellers for agreeing to allow images from their books to be used on BOO, without charge (and for often providing the images too):
  
The British Library
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* [https://www.jesuitarchives.co.uk/ British Jesuit Archives]
The British Museum, Dept of Prints & Drawings
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* [https://bl.uk The British Library]
Durham University Library
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* [https://www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/departments/prints-and-drawings The British Museum, Dept of Prints & Drawings]
Malbeth Palace Library
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* [https://cranstonlibraryreigate.com The Cranston Library]
Lincoln College, Oxford
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* [https://knowsleyhallvenue.co.uk/ The Derby Collection]
Magdalen College, Oxford
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* [https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/ Durham University Library]
The National Trust
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* [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/visit/foyle-special-collections-library-1 Foyle Special Collections Library, King's College London]
Pembroke College, Cambridge
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* [https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/ Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge]
The Plume Library, Maldon
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* [https://www.ntnu.edu/ub/libraries/gunnerus Gunnerusbiblioteket, Norwegian University of Science and Technology]
The Robinson Library, Armagh
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* [https://www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/special-collections Harris Manchester College, Oxford]
The Royal College of Physicians of London
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* [https://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/and-more/rarebooks-archives Hertford College, Oxford]
Senate House Library, University of London
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* [https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org Lambeth Palace Library]
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* [https://www.lincoln.ox.ac.uk Lincoln College, Oxford]
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* [https://www.magd.ox.ac.uk Magdalen College, Oxford]
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* [https://www.middletemple.org.uk/library Middle Temple Library]
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* [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk The National Trust]
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* [https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/library/archives-special-collections Pembroke College, Cambridge]
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* [https://www.thomasplumeslibrary.co.uk The Plume Library, Maldon]
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* [https://library.princeton.edu/special-collections/ Princeton University Library]
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* [https://www.queensoldlibrary.org/ Queens' College, Cambridge]
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* [http://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/wp/ The Robinson Library, Armagh]
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* [https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk The Royal College of Physicians of London]
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* [https://london.ac.uk/senate-house-library Senate House Library, University of London]
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* [https://www.shrewsbury.org.uk/about-shrewsbury/school-facilities Shrewsbury School Library]
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* [https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ The State Library of Victoria]
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* [https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/library/wren-library/ Trinity College Library, Cambridge]
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* [https://www.tcd.ie/library/ The Library of Trinity College Dublin]
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* [https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/about/organisation/library-and-collections/sections-staff/library-collections-sections/special-collections The University of Edinburgh]
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* [https://library.queensu.ca/locations/wd-jordan-rare-books-special-collections W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections Library, Queen's University]
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* [https://twitter.com/wisdompedlars The Wisdom Pedlars]

Latest revision as of 23:06, 24 October 2024


Book Owners Online has been made possible by grants from the Bibliographical Society, the Marc Fitch Fund, and the Lyell Fund at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, to whom we are very grateful. An anonymous donation funded the editorial post dedicated to Scottish entries.

Vignette1.jpg

Countless librarians and custodians over many years have helped in the putting together of the information in BOO, by providing access to their collections, and they have all played a part in making this resource possible.

Philip Oldfield's agreement that we might use images from his indispensable Armorials Database has been extremely helpful.

We are also grateful to the following libraries and booksellers for agreeing to allow images from their books to be used on BOO, without charge (and for often providing the images too):