Difference between revisions of "Elizabeth Talbot 1581-1651"

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Elizabeth TALBOT GREY, Countess of Kent 1581-1651

Armorial stamp of Elizabeth Grey (British Armorial Bindings)

Biographical Note

Daughter and coheir of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury. Possibly educated by the translator John Florio. She was active at court, becoming lady of the bedchamber to Anne of Denmark in 1617. She lived mostly at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire with her husband Henry Grey, Earl of Kent (d.1639). Their circle included Sir Robert Cotton, Thomas Carew and John Selden.

Books

Much of her property passed to John Selden, including books; most of them are 16th or 17th century Italian books. Some, but not all of these went to the Bodleian Library. An inventory of books made after her death survives in the Bodleian (MS Selden Supra 111), and 190 of her books are listed in PLRE (299). Examples: National Art Library CLE CC 15; All Souls, Oxford KK.11.6; Bodleian 4to M.14.Art.Seld.

Characteristic Markings

Numerous volumes survive stamped with the heralidc badge of a talbot, and the initials E G, which are generally agreed to have been hers. Apart from the binding stamps, these books are not generally marked or annotated by Grey.

Sources

British Armorial Bindings.
Considine, John. "Grey, Elizabeth [née Lady Elizabeth Talbot], countess of Kent (1582–1651), literary patron and supposed author." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Hoare, P. (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006, I 321.
Lyons, T. "Countess of Kent (née Lady Elizabeth Talbot)", Private Libraries in Renaissance England 10 (2020), 325-361 (PLRE 299).

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 ===[[name::Elizabeth]] [[name::TALBOT]] [[name::GREY]], [[personal title::Countess of Kent]] [[date of birth::1581]]-[[date of death::1651]]===
+[[file:Elizabeth Grey.jpg|thumb|Armorial stamp of Elizabeth Grey (British Armorial Bindings)]]
 ====Biographical Note====
-Daughter and coheir of [[family::Gilbert Talbot]], 7th [[personal title::Earl of Shrewsbury]]. Possibly educated by the translator [[associates::John Florio]]. She was active at court, becoming [[occupation::lady of the bedchamber]] to [[associates::Anne of Denmark]] in 1617. She lived mostly at [[location::Wrest Park]], [[location::Bedfordshire]] with her husband [[family::Henry Grey]], [[personal title::Earl of Kent]] (d.[[date of death::1639]]). Their circle included [[associates::Robert Cotton[[, [[associates::Thomas Carew]] and [[associates::John Selden]], to whom [[associates::John Aubrey]] claimed in his [[book title::''Brief Lives'']] she married following the Grey's death in [[date of death;:1639]].
+Daughter and coheir of [[family::Gilbert Talbot]], 7th [[personal title::Earl of Shrewsbury]]. Possibly educated by the translator [[crossreference::John Florio 1553-1625|John Florio]]. She was active at court, becoming [[occupation::lady of the bedchamber]] to [[associates::Anne of Denmark]] in 1617. She lived mostly at [[location::Wrest Park]], [[location::Bedfordshire]] with her husband [[family::Henry Grey]], [[personal title::Earl of Kent]] (d.[[date of death::1639]]). Their circle included [[crossreference::Robert Cotton 1571-1631|Sir Robert Cotton]], [[associates::Thomas Carew]] and [[crossreference::John Selden 1584-1654|John Selden]].
 ====Books====
-Much of her property passed to [[subsequent owner::John Selden]], including books.  Some, but not all of these went to the [[subsequent owner::Bodleian Library]].
+Much of her property passed to [[crossreference::John Selden 1584-1654|John Selden]], including books; most of them are 16th or 17th century [[language::Italian]] books.  Some, but not all of these went to the [[subsequent owner::Bodleian Library]]. An inventory of books made after her death survives in the Bodleian (MS Selden Supra 111), and 190 of her books are listed in PLRE (299). Examples: National Art Library CLE CC 15; All Souls, Oxford KK.11.6; Bodleian 4to M.14.Art.Seld.
 ====Characteristic Markings====
-Books with her armorial stamp survive.
+Numerous volumes survive stamped with the heralidc badge of a talbot, and the initials E G, which are generally agreed to have been hers. Apart from the binding stamps, these books are not generally marked or annotated by Grey.
 ====Sources====
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+*[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/GRE012 ''British Armorial Bindings''].
 *Considine, John. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/11530 "Grey, Elizabeth <nowiki>[née Lady Elizabeth Talbot]</nowiki>, countess of Kent (1582–1651), literary patron and supposed author."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.
 *Hoare, P. (gen.ed.), ''The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland''. 3 vols.  Cambridge, 2006, I 321.
+*Lyons, T. "Countess of Kent (née Lady Elizabeth Talbot)", ''Private Libraries in Renaissance England'' 10 (2020), 325-361 (PLRE 299).
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