Difference between revisions of "John Parsons d.ca.1682?"

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John PARSONS d.ca.1682?

Biographical Note

An untraced individual, ‘late of the Middle Temple, barrister’.

Books

Parsons' library was auctioned in London, beginning 30 November 1682. The sale catalogue lists 918 lots, divided between law books (344 lots), dictionaries (6), and English ‘history, political, humanity, etc’ (568); the library is noteworthy, for its size and period, for the absence of theological/devotional works, while other subjects are widely covered.

Sources

A choice catalogue of the library of John Parsons, London, 1682 (ESTC r228132).
Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.

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-Parsons' library was [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of Auction::London]], beginning [[date of Auction::30 November 1682]].  The sale catalogue lists [[lots::918]] lots, divided between [[subject::law]] books (344 lots), [[subject::lexicography|dictionaries]] (6), and [[location::England|English]] ‘[[subject::history]], [[subject::politics|political]], [[subject::philology|humanity]], etc’ (568); the library is noteworthy, for its size and period, for the absence of [[subject::theology|theological/devotional]] works, while other subjects are widely covered.
+Parsons' library was [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of auction::London]], beginning [[date of auction::30 November 1682]].  The sale catalogue lists 918 lots, divided between [[subject::law]] books (344 lots), [[subject::lexicography|dictionaries]] (6), and English ‘[[subject::history]], [[subject::politics|political]], [[subject::philology|humanity]], etc’ (568); the library is noteworthy, for its size and period, for the absence of [[subject::theology|theological/devotional]] works, while other subjects are widely covered.
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+*''A choice catalogue of the library of John Parsons'', London, 1682 ([http://estc.bl.uk/R228132 ESTC r228132]).
 *Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''.  St Philip, 2010.
-*Millington, E. ''A choice catalogue of the library of John Parsons'', London, 1682 ([http://estc.bl.uk/R228132 ESTC r228132])
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 [[Category:Judges and Lawyers]]
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