Difference between revisions of "Henry Gostling 1646?-1675"

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Henry GOSTLING 1646?-1675

Biographical Note

Son of John Gostling, of Norwich. BA St John’s, Cambridge 1664, MA 1667, fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1667-75, BD 1674.

Books

Bequeathed his books, ca. 120 vols, to Corpus Christi, where about two-thirds of the collection remains today. The books are listed in the benefactors’ register and include many mathematical and classical texts (reflecting the contemporary Cambridge curriculum) as well as some philosophy and theology, and some literature in French, Spanish or Italian. There is very little English material. Examples: in Corpus Christi; Cambridge UL Y.1.15

Characteristic markings

Occasionally inscribed his name on titlepages.

Sources

Dickins, B. Henry Gostling’s Library, Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society. 3 (1961), 216-224.
Venn, J. & J. A. Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge, 1922.

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+===[[name::Henry]] [[name::GOSTLING]]  [[date of birth::1646]]?-[[date of death::1675]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Son of [[son of::John Gostling]], of [[Father lived at::Norwich]].  [[has degree::BA]] [[educated at::St John's College, Cambridge|St John’s, Cambridge]] [[graduated in::1664]], [[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1667]], [[has appointment::fellow]] of [[is appointed at::Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi, Cambridge]] [[is appointed in::1667;1675|1667-75]], [[has degree::BD]] [[graduated in::1674]].
+Son of [[family::John Gostling]], of [[location::Norwich]].  BA [[education::St John's College, Cambridge|St John’s, Cambridge]] 1664, MA 1667, [[occupation::fellow]] of [[organisations::Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]] 1667-75, BD 1674.
 ====Books====
-Bequeathed his books, ca [[size of library::120]] vols, to [[present repository::Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi]], where about two-thirds of the collection remains today.  The books are listed in the benefactors’ register and include many [[subject of books::mathematics|mathematical]] and [[subject of books::classics|classical]] texts (reflecting the contemporary Cambridge curriculum) as well as some [[subject of books::philosophy]] and [[subject of books::theology]], and some [[subject of books::literature]] in [[printed in language::French]], [[printed in language::Spanish]] or [[printed in language::Italian]].  There is very little English material.  Examples: in Corpus Christi; Cambridge UL Y.1.15
+[[bequest::Bequeathed]] his books, ca. 120 vols, to [[beneficiary::Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi]], where about two-thirds of the collection remains today.  The books are listed in the benefactors’ register and include many [[subject::mathematics|mathematical]] and [[subject::classics|classical]] texts (reflecting the contemporary [[education:: University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] curriculum) as well as some [[subject::philosophy]] and [[subject::theology]], and some [[subject::literature]] in [[language::French]], [[language::Spanish]] or [[language::Italian]].  There is very little [[language::English]] material.  Examples: in Corpus Christi; Cambridge UL Y.1.15
 ====Characteristic markings====
 Occasionally inscribed his name on titlepages.
 ====Sources====
-Venn; B. Dickins, Henry Gostling’s Library, ''TCBS'' 3 (1961), 216-224.
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+*Dickins, B. Henry Gostling’s Library, ''Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society''. 3 (1961), 216-224.
+*Venn, J. & J. A. ''Alumni Cantabrigienses''. Cambridge, 1922.
+</div>
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